Signatures of oral microbiome in HIV-infected individuals with oral Kaposi's sarcoma and cell-associated KSHV DNA.

Infection by Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is necessary for the development of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), which most often develops in HIV-infected individuals. KS frequently has oral manifestations and KSHV DNA can be detected in oral cells. Numerous types of cancer are assoc...

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Main Authors: Marion Gruffaz, Tinghe Zhang, Vickie Marshall, Priscila Gonçalves, Ramya Ramaswami, Nazzarena Labo, Denise Whitby, Thomas S Uldrick, Robert Yarchoan, Yufei Huang, Shou-Jiang Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008114