Epidemiology of Human Herpesvirus Type 8 Infection in Cardiopathic Patients
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Epidemiology of Human Herpesvirus Type 8 Infection in Cardiopathic Patients
Problem statement: The possible contribution of viruses to vascular pathology is still a controversial issue. Human herpesvirus type 8 (HHV-8) has been suggested to participate to the pathogenetic events associated with atherosclerotic lesion establishment and progression. Recently, a high incidence of infection of HHV-8 (11%) has been verified in the island of Sardinia. The aim of this study w...
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عنوان ژورنال: OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1608-4217
DOI: 10.3844/ojbsci.2009.36.39