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Epidemiology and Genetic Variability of HHV-8/KSHV in Pygmy and Bantu Populations in Cameroon

BACKGROUND: Kaposi's sarcoma associated herpesvirus (KSHV/HHV-8) is the causal agent of all forms of Kaposi sarcoma. Molecular epidemiology of the variable K1 region identified five major subtypes exhibiting a clear geographical clustering. The present study is designed to gain new insights int...

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Autores principales: Betsem, Edouard, Cassar, Olivier, Afonso, Philippe V., Fontanet, Arnaud, Froment, Alain, Gessain, Antoine
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4022623/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24831295
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002851