Infection with Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus among families of patients with Classic Kaposi's sarcoma

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 141, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1429-1434

  Guttman Yassky, Emma ^a,c   Kra Oz, Zippi ^a   Dubnov, Jonathan ^b   Friedman Birnbaum, Rachel ^a   Segal, Isic ^b   Zaltzman, Neli ^a   Roth, Tova ^a   Schwartz, Fidi ^c   Linn, Shai ^a   Rozenman, Dganit ^d   David, Michael ^e   Silbermann, Michael ^a   Barchana, Micha ^b   Bergman, Reuven ^a   Sarid, Ronit ^c  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^c BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^e RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; ISRAEL; KAPOSI SARCOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SEROPREVALENCE; SIBLING; SPOUSE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; FAMILY; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 8, HUMAN; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; SARCOMA, KAPOSI; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 27944511119     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 0003987X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.141.11.1429     Document Type: Article

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