Detection of human herpes virus 8 (HHV8) in Kaposi sarcoma of the gastrointestinal tract;Nachweis von humanem Herpesvirus 8 (HHV 8) in Kaposi-Sarkomen des Magen-Darm-Traktes

Schweizerische Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 127, Issue 23, 1997, Pages 988-991

  Cathomas, G ^a,b   Stalder, A ^a   McGandy, C E ^a   Gudat, F ^a   Terracciano, L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GASTROINTESTINAL TUMOR; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KAPOSI SARCOMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS DETECTION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DNA, VIRAL; GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; HERPESVIRUS 8, HUMAN; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SARCOMA, KAPOSI; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030954284     PISSN: 00367672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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