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human herpesvirus 8

Known as: HHV-8, Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus, Kaposi, Herpesviruses, Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated 
A type of herpesvirus that may cause Kaposi sarcoma (a rare cancer that can cause skin lesions) and a type of lymphoma (cancer that begins in the… 
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Gammaherpesvirinae

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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Prognostic factors and outcome of human herpesvirus 8-associated primary effusion lymphoma in patients with AIDS.
PURPOSE Primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) is a rare high-grade B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma associated with Kaposi sarcoma… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
HHV-8 is associated with a plasmablastic variant of Castleman disease that is linked to HHV-8-positive plasmablastic lymphoma.
Castleman disease (CD) is a lymphoproliferative disorder of unknown etiology that is associated with the development of secondary… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
High levels of human herpesvirus 8 viral load, human interleukin-6, interleukin-10, and C reactive protein correlate with exacerbation of multicentric castleman disease in HIV-infected patients.
Multicentric Castleman disease (MCD) is a distinct type of lymphoproliferative disorder associated with inflammatory symptoms and… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Regulation of angiogenesis via vascular endothelial growth factor receptors.
Endothelial cell signal transduction mechanisms involved in angiogenesis have come into focus in cancer research when it was… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
A Bcl-2 homolog encoded by Kaposi sarcoma-associated virus, human herpesvirus 8, inhibits apoptosis but does not heterodimerize with Bax or Bak.
The Bcl-2 protein family is characterized by the ability to modulate cell death, and members of this family share two highly… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Restricted expression of Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (human herpesvirus 8) genes in Kaposi sarcoma.
Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is the leading neoplasm of HIV-infected patients and is also found in several HIV-negative populations… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Molecular Mimicry of Human Cytokine and Cytokine Response Pathway Genes by KSHV
Four virus proteins similar to two human macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP) chemokines, interleukin-6 (IL-6), and interferon… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Prevalence of Kaposi's sarcoma associated herpesvirus infection measured by antibodies to recombinant capsid protein and latent immunofluorescence antigen
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Detection of herpesvirus-like DNA sequences in Kaposi's sarcoma in patients with and those without HIV infection.
BACKGROUND Herpesvirus-like DNA sequences have recently been found in lesions from patients with Kaposi's sarcoma and the… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Persisting oncogenic herpesvirus induced by the tumour promoter TPA
PERMISSIVE cell systems for the replication of the Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) and some of the related EBV-like agents (for example… 
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