Human herpesvirus 8 genotype E in patients with Kaposi sarcoma, Peru

Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Sep;16(9):1459-62. doi: 10.3201/eid1609.100381.

Abstract

To determine human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) K1 genotypes in patients with Kaposi sarcoma (KS) from Peru, we characterized HHV-8 in 25 KS biopsy samples. Our findings of 8 A, 1 B, 14 C, and 2 E subtypes showed high HHV-8 diversity in these patients and association between E genotype and KS development.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / pathology
  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / virology
  • DNA, Viral / genetics
  • Genes, Viral
  • Genotype
  • Herpesvirus 8, Human / classification
  • Herpesvirus 8, Human / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Peru
  • Phylogeny
  • Sarcoma, Kaposi / pathology
  • Sarcoma, Kaposi / virology*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • DNA, Viral

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