Big but weak: How many pathogenic genes does human herpesvirus-8 need to cause Kaposi's sarcoma? (review)

International Journal of Oncology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 287-289

  Stürzl, Michael ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Herpesvirus 8; Kaposi's sarcoma

Indexed keywords

GENETICS; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; KAPOSI SARCOMA; PATHOGENICITY; REVIEW; VIROLOGY; VIRULENCE; VIRUS GENE;

GENES, VIRAL; HERPESVIRUS 8, HUMAN; HUMANS; SARCOMA, KAPOSI; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0033072741     PISSN: 10196439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijo.14.2.287     Document Type: Article

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