Discovery of the Receptor for HHV-8, the Agent of Kaposi’s Sarcoma
Discovery of the Receptor for HHV-8, the Agent of Kaposi’s Sarcoma
Carlos Toro
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*Correspondence: Carlos Toro, Email not available
Abstract
A critical human cell surface molecule involved ininfection by human herpes virus type 8 (HHV-8), theetiologic agent of Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) and certainrare lymphomas, such as multicentric Castleman’sdisease and primary effusive lymphomas, has beenrecently discovered by researchers at the NIH(Kaleeba, et al. Science 2006;311:1921-4).
