Human Herpesvirus 8, Southern Siberia
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2010 Letter
Olivier Cassar +9 more
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Novel Human Herpesvirus 8 Subtype D Strains in Vanuatu, Melanesia [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2007 We show human herpesvirus 8 with diverse molecular subtype D variants to be highly endemic among the Ni-Vanuatu population. Most K1 genes were nearly identical to Polynesian strains, although a few clustered with Australian or Taiwanese strains.
Olivier Cassar +8 more
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Human Herpesvirus-8 and Other Viral Infections, Papua New Guinea
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2001 We studied residents of remote villages and the capital (Port Moresby) of Papua New Guinea to determine the distribution of human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8) infection.
Giovanni Rezza +9 more
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Human Herpesvirus 8 in Australia: DNAemia and Cumulative Exposure in Blood Donors. [PDF]
Viruses, 2022 Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8), the causative agent of Kaposi’s sarcoma, multicentric Castleman’s disease and primary effusion lymphoma, predominantly manifests in immunocompromised individuals.
Speicher DJ +4 more
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In vitro and in vivo human herpesvirus 8 infection of placenta.
PLoS ONE, 2008 Herpesvirus infection of placenta may be harmful in pregnancy leading to disorders in fetal growth, premature delivery, miscarriage, or major congenital abnormalities.
Mariantonietta Di Stefano +13 more
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Angiosarcoma in HIV-negative patients is not associated with HHV-8 [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2016 : BACKGROUND: Angiosarcoma is an aggressive, malignant neoplasm of vascular or lymphatic origin. Herpes virus 8 (HHV-8) is a member of the herpes family with a tropism for endothelial cells and it has been proven to induce vascular neoplasms, such as ...
João Avancini +8 more
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Molecular Detection of Human Herpesvirus-8 in Plasma and Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells of Patients with Cryptogenic Cirrhosis [PDF]
Journal of Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2022 Background: Human herpesvirus-8 is the infectious etiology of endothelial origin in tumours with blood disorders. However, in some cirrhotic patients, no etiology can be identified, and such cases are known as cryptogenic cirrhosis. The aim of this study
Farah Bokharaei-Salim +5 more
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Kaposi’s sarcoma associated with chronic myeloid leukemia and imatinib mesylate therapy
Clinical Case Reports, 2022 Kaposi's sarcoma is associated with immunosuppression and human herpesvirus 8 infection, while rarely described in myeloid malignancies. Here, we illustrate a rare case of chronic myeloid leukemia treated with imatinib, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, who ...
Matteo D’Addona +6 more
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E3 Ubiquitin Ligases in Gammaherpesviruses and HIV: A Review of Virus Adaptation and Exploitation
Viruses, 2023 For productive infection and replication to occur, viruses must control cellular machinery and counteract restriction factors and antiviral proteins.
Jessica Oswald +5 more
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Case for diagnosis. Penile lesion in HIV-negative patient, [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2020 We present the case of an HIV-negative man with asymptomatic penile erythematoviolaceous papules associated with similar slightly verrucous papules in the interdigital space of the right foot. A biopsy of the penile lesion confirmed Kaposi's sarcoma.
Mauro Cunha Ramos +3 more
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