Kaposi's sarcoma associated herpes virus (KSHV/HHV 8): epidemiology, molecular biology and tissue distribution.

1997/02/01 by John O’Leary, M. Kennedy, J O McGee · 1 citation
Medicine · #Viral-associated cancers and disorders #Parvovirus B19 Infection Studies #Histiocytic Disorders and Treatments

paper · pdf · doi:10.1136/mp.50.1.4

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Abstract

A I. l t Figure 1 (A) HHV8 amplicons in Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) identified by PCR ISH, showing positive signals in KS spindle cells (arrow). (B) HHV8 identified by non-isotopic in situ hybridisation (NISH) in the BCP-1 cell line derived from a BCBL showing two discrete intranuclear signals (arrows). (C) HHV8 virions identified in a BCBL derived cell line showing the characteristic herpes-like viral particles.

Citations

• The seroepidemiology of human herpesvirus 8 (Kaposi's sarcoma–associated herpesvirus): Distribution of infection in KS risk groups and evidence for sexual transmission

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