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Kwun Wah Wen1, Blossom Damania.
Abstract
Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is a double-stranded DNA herpesvirus belonging to the gamma-herpesvirinae subfamily. KSHV has been associated with the development of three neoplastic diseases: Kaposi sarcoma (KS), primary effusion lymphoma (PEL), and multicentric Castleman disease (MCD). In this review, we discuss the three KSHV-associated malignancies, KSHV genome, latent and lytic aspects of the viral lifecycle, putative viral oncogenes, as well as therapeutic regimens used for the treatment of KS, PEL, and MCD. Copyright 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19651473 PMCID: PMC4342847 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2009.07.004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cancer Lett ISSN: 0304-3835 Impact factor: 8.679