Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus

• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2015
• Subjects: viral DNA replication; gene structure and expression; virus pathogenesis and oncogenesis; virus entry; Virus epidemiology and transmission; virus assembly and release; anti-KSHV therapy and prevention
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The discovery of KSHV in 1994 was a historical landmark in tumor virology and human cancer research. Its subsequent identification as a cause of Kaposi sarcoma and in association with primary effusion lymphoma and multicentric Castleman disease soon attracted up to hundreds of research laboratories...