High-level variability in the ORF-K1 membrane protein gene at the left end of the Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus genome defines four major virus subtypes and multiple variants or clades in different human populations

Journal of Virology

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 4156-4170

  Zong, Jian Chao ^a   Ciufo, Dolores M ^a   Alcendor, Donald J ^a   Wan, Xiaoyu ^a   Nicholas, John ^a   Browning, Philip J ^b   Rady, Peter L ^c   Tyring, Stephen K ^c   Orenstein, Jan M ^d   Rabkin, Charles S ^e   Su, Ih Jen ^f   Powell, Kevin F ^g   Croxson, Margaret ^g   Foreman, Kimberly E ^h   Nickoloff, Brian J ^h   Alkan, Serhan ^h   Hayward, Gary S ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^d GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^g AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^h LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVELOPE PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; VIRUS DNA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HERPES VIRUS; KAPOSI SARCOMA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0032899498     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.73.5.4156-4170.1999     Document Type: Article

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