Sequence analyses of human herpesvirus-8 strains from both African human immunodeficiency virus-negative and -positive childhood endemic Kaposi's sarcoma show a close relationship with strains identified in febrile children and high variation in the K1 glycoprotein

Journal of General Virology

Volumn 79, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 3055-3065

  Kasolo, F C ^a,b   Monze, M ^a,b   Obel, N ^a,c   Anderson, R A ^a   French, C ^a   Compels, U A ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Zambia)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA; VIRUS GLYCOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; DENMARK; DNA SEQUENCE; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KAPOSI SARCOMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; ZAMBIA;

DNA VIRUSES; HERPESVIRIDAE; HERPESVIRUS 8; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 0032434594     PISSN: 00221317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-79-12-3055     Document Type: Article

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