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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… 
National Institutes of Health

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Gammaherpesvirinae

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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Quantitative and functional defects of dendritic cells in classic Kaposi's sarcoma.
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Role of Cellular Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor-Associated Factors in NF-κB Activation and Lymphocyte Transformation by Herpesvirus Saimiri STP
ABSTRACT The STP oncoproteins of the herpesvirus saimiri (HVS) subgroup A strain 11 and subgroup C strain 488 are now found to be… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Detection of Kaposi's sarcoma herpesvirus DNA sequences in multiple myeloma bone marrow stromal cells.
Whether Kaposi's sarcoma herpesvirus (KSHV) is associated with multiple myeloma (MM) remains controversial. We assayed for KSHV… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Antibodies to Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (human herpesvirus 8) in patients with multiple myeloma.
Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) serologic assays were used to detect specific antibodies to KSHV lytic and latent… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Trends in AIDS-related opportunistic infections among men who have sex with men and among injecting drug users, 1991-1996.
Incidence trends for the 13 most frequent AIDS-defining opportunistic infections (OIs) among men who have sex with men (MSM, n… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Mapping and Serodiagnostic Application of a Dominant Epitope within the Human Herpesvirus 8 ORF 65-Encoded Protein
ABSTRACT A dominant epitope within the human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8) ORF 65-encoded protein was mapped to an 8-amino-acid (aa… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus infection and multiple myeloma.
M. B. Rettig et al . ([1][1]) describe evidence of Kaposi's sarcoma–associated herpesvirus (KSHV) infection in long-term cultured… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Herpesvirus saimiri strain variability
Herpesvirus saimiri was isolated from 22 squirrel monkeys by cocultivation of peripheral lymphocytes with permissive owl monkey… 
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Newborn infection with Herpesvirus hominis types 1 and 2.
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Significance of Herpesvirus hominis in respiratory secretions of man.
Abstract Four hundred and eighteen adults were inoculated with a respiratory virus and cultures performed serially. Herpesvirus… 
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