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. 1997 Feb;50(1):4–8. doi: 10.1136/mp.50.1.4

Kaposi's sarcoma associated herpes virus (KSHV/HHV 8): epidemiology, molecular biology and tissue distribution.

J J O'Leary 1, M M Kennedy 1, J O McGee 1
PMCID: PMC379571  PMID: 9208806

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