Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus

Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is the ninth known human herpesvirus; its formal name according to the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) is Human gammaherpesvirus 8, or HHV-8 in short.^[1] Like other herpesviruses, its informal names are used interchangeably with its formal ICTV name. This virus causes Kaposi's sarcoma, a cancer commonly occurring in AIDS patients,^[2] as well as primary effusion lymphoma,^[3] HHV-8-associated multicentric Castleman's disease and KSHV inflammatory cytokine syndrome.^[4] It is one of seven currently known human cancer viruses, or oncoviruses.^[2] Even after many years since the discovery of KSHV/HHV8, there is no known cure for KSHV associated tumorigenesis.

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^ ^a ^b Boshoff, C.; Weiss, R. (2002). "Aids-related malignancies". Nature Reviews Cancer. 2 (5): 373–382. doi:10.1038/nrc797. PMID 12044013. S2CID 13513517.
^ Cesarman, E.; Chang, Y.; Moore, P. S.; Said, J. W.; Knowles, D. M. (1995). "Kaposi's Sarcoma–Associated Herpesvirus-Like DNA Sequences in AIDS-Related Body-Cavity–Based Lymphomas". New England Journal of Medicine. 332 (18): 1186–1191. doi:10.1056/NEJM199505043321802. PMID 7700311.
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