Epidemiology and genetic variability of HHV-8/KSHV in Pygmy and Bantu populations in Cameroon.

• Hoofdauteurs: Edouard Betsem (Auteur), Olivier Cassar (Auteur), Philippe V Afonso (Auteur), Arnaud Fontanet (Auteur), Alain Froment (Auteur), Antoine Gessain (Auteur)
• Formaat: Boek
• Gepubliceerd in: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...