Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus
| Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus | |
|---|---|
| Kaposi's sarcoma | |
| Virus classification | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Duplodnaviria |
| Kingdom: | Heunggongvirae |
| Phylum: | Peploviricota |
| Class: | Herviviricetes |
| Order: | Herpesvirales |
| Family: | Orthoherpesviridae |
| Genus: | Rhadinovirus |
| Species: | Rhadinovirus humangamma8
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is the ninth known human herpesvirus. It is also called Human herpesvirus 8, or HHV-8 in short.[2] This virus causes Kaposi's sarcoma, a cancer commonly occurring in AIDS patients,[3] as well as primary effusion lymphoma,[4] HHV-8-associated multicentric Castleman's disease and KSHV inflammatory cytokine syndrome.[5] It is one of seven currently known human cancer viruses, or oncoviruses.[3] Even after many years since the discovery of KSHV/HHV8, there is no known cure for KSHV associated tumorigenesis.
- ^ "History of the taxon: Species: Rhadinovirus humangamma8 (2023 Release, MSL #39)". ictv.global. International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ^ "ICTV Master Species List 2018b.v2". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ a b Boshoff, C.; Weiss, R. (2002). "Aids-related malignancies". Nature Reviews Cancer. 2 (5): 373–382. doi:10.1038/nrc797. PMID 12044013. S2CID 13513517.
- ^ Cesarman, E.; Chang, Y.; Moore, P. S.; Said, J. W.; Knowles, D. M. (1995). "Kaposi's Sarcoma–Associated Herpesvirus-Like DNA Sequences in AIDS-Related Body-Cavity–Based Lymphomas". New England Journal of Medicine. 332 (18): 1186–1191. doi:10.1056/NEJM199505043321802. PMID 7700311.
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