High Prevalence of Antibodies to Human Herpesvirus 8 in Relatives of Patients with Classic Kaposi's Sarcoma from Sardinia
Angeloni A, Heston L, Uccini S, Sirianni M, Cottoni F, Masala M, Cerimele D, Lin S, Sun R, Rigsby M, Faggioni A, Miller G. High Prevalence of Antibodies to Human Herpesvirus 8 in Relatives of Patients with Classic Kaposi's Sarcoma from Sardinia. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1998, 177: 1715-1718. PMID: 9607855, DOI: 10.1086/517429.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall viral capsid antigenPrevalence of antibodiesClassic Kaposi's sarcomaHigh incidence areaKaposi's sarcomaActive HHV-8 infectionHuman herpesvirus type 8HHV-8 infectionViral capsid antigenRelatives of patientsHuman herpesvirus 8Familial risk factorsCapsid antigenRisk factorsHigh prevalenceKS patientsHerpesvirus 8SarcomaIncidence areaPopulation agesPatientsVertical transmissionPrevalenceAntibodiesType 8