Abstract
Malignant melanomas were supposed to harbour the human herpesvirus-type 8 (HHV-8) genome, as melanoma cells were reported to express interleukin-6 and a homologue of interleukin-6 was found in the HHV-8 genome. We therefore investigated 33 primary malignant melanomas by polymerase chain reaction, but could not find this tumorigenic gamma-herpesvirus in any tumour. © 1999 Cancer Research Campaign
Keywords: malignant melanoma, human herpesvirus-type 8, interleukin-6, polymerase chain reaction
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