Expression of Human Herpesvirus 8 in Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
Expression of Human Herpesvirus 8 in Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
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Boston, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society
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Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) is believed to cause Kaposi's sarcoma, and the vascular lesions of Kaposi's sarcoma resemble the plexiform lesions of primary pulmonary hypertension. In this study, molecular evidence of HHV-8 was found in the lung tissue of 10 of 16 patients with primary pulmonary hypertension, but in none of 14 patients with secondary...
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Expression of Human Herpesvirus 8 in Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_73654329
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_73654329
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0028-4793
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1533-4406
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10.1056/NEJMoa035115
