Distinct distribution of rare US genotypes of Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) in South Texas: Implications for KSHV epidemiology

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 183, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 125-129

  Zhang, Yan Jin ^a,b   Davis, Thomas L ^c   Wang, Xin Ping ^a,b   Deng, Jian Hong ^a,b   Baillargeon, Jacques ^a   Yeh, I Tien ^a   Jenson, Hal B ^a,b   Gao, Shou Jiang ^a,b  

^a Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c South Texas Dermatopathology Lab   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; VIRUS ISOLATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 8, HUMAN; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPEN READING FRAMES; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; SARCOMA, KAPOSI; TEXAS;

EID: 0035174431     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/317650     Document Type: Article

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