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

• Main Authors: Edouard Betsem (Author), Olivier Cassar (Author), Philippe V Afonso (Author), Arnaud Fontanet (Author), Alain Froment (Author), Antoine Gessain (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...