The year 2011 marks the centenary of Francis Peyton Rous's landmark experiments on an
avian cancer virus. Since then, seven human viruses have been found to cause 10–15% of …

Kaposi's sarcoma had been recognized as unique human cancer for a century before it
manifested as an AIDS-defining illness with a suspected infectious etiology. The discovery of …

Abstract Kaposi's Sarcoma-associated Herpesvirus (KSHV), also known as human
herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8), is the most recently identified human tumor virus, and is associated …

Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is the most recently discovered human
herpesvirus. It is the aetiological agent of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), a tumour frequently …

Viruses are obligate intracellular pathogens whose biological success depends upon
replication and packaging of viral genomes, and transmission of progeny viruses to new …

The Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV/HHV8) is associated with Kaposi's
sarcoma (KS) as well as primary effusion lymphomas (PEL). The expression of viral proteins …

The mechanisms that control the replication state, latency versus lytic, of human
herpesviruses have been under intense investigations. Here we summarize some of the …

In 1872, the famed Hungarian dermatologist Moritz Kaposi characterized an “idiopathic
multiple pigmented sarcoma” which is now known as Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). 424 For most …

Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV), also known as human herpesvirus 8
(HHV8), has significant sequence homology to Epstein–Barr virus (EBV). In cell culture …

Abstract About 15–20% of human cancers worldwide have viral etiology. Emerging data
clearly indicate that several human DNA and RNA viruses, such as human papillomavirus …