Emerging Infectious Diseases (Sep 2010)

Human Herpesvirus 8 Genotype E in Patients with Kaposi Sarcoma, Peru

  • Olivier Cassar,
  • Marie-Lise Blondot,
  • Salim Mohanna,
  • Gregory Jouvion,
  • Francisco Bravo,
  • Vicente Maco,
  • Renan Duprez,
  • Michel Huerre,
  • Eduardo Gotuzzo,
  • Antoine Gessain

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1609.100381
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 16, no. 9
pp. 1459 – 1462

Abstract

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To determine human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) K1 genotypes in patients with Kaposi sarcoma (KS) from Peru, we characterized HHV-8 in 25 KS biopsy samples. Our findings of 8 A, 1 B, 14 C, and 2 E subtypes showed high HHV-8 diversity in these patients and association between E genotype and KS development.

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