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SUBMITTER: Cesarman E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC190906 | biostudies-other | 1996 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Cesarman E E Nador R G RG Bai F F Bohenzky R A RA Russo J J JJ Moore P S PS Chang Y Y Knowles D M DM
Journal of virology 19961101 11
A new human herpesvirus was recently identified in all forms of Kaposi's sarcoma (Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus [KSHV] or human herpesvirus 8), as well as in primary effusion (body cavity-based) lymphomas (PELs). A 12.3-kb-long KSHV clone was obtained from a PEL genomic library. Sequencing of this clone revealed extensive homology and colinearity with the right end of the herpesvirus saimiri (HVS) genome and more limited homology to the left end of the Epstein-Barr virus genome. Four o ...[more]