Herpes virus-like DNA (HHV-8) in immunosuppressive therapy-related, HIV- related and classical Kaposi's sarcoma in Norwegian patients

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 205-206

  Jensen, Petter ^a   Huang, Yao Qi ^b   Li, Jian Jun ^b   Clausen, Ole Petter F ^a   Friedman Kien, Alvin E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunosuppression; Kaposi's sarcoma associated herpes virus (KSHV); Organ transplantation; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMANGIOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KAPOSI SARCOMA; MALE; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; DNA, NEOPLASM; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 8, HUMAN; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SARCOMA, KAPOSI; SKIN;

EID: 7144222743     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000155598441549     Document Type: Article

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