Epidemiology and pathogenesis of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 356, Issue 1408, 2001, Pages 517-534

  Boshoff, Chris ^a   Weiss, Robin A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Windeyer Institute   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body cavity based lymphoma; Castleman's disease; Human herpesvirus 8; Kaposi's sarcoma; Kaposi's sarcoma associated herpesvirus; Primary effusion lymphoma

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; HERPES; HERPESVIRIDAE; HERPESVIRUS 8; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 0035967428     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2000.0778     Document Type: Review

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