Viral Origin of KS Appears Confirmed
WASHINGTON--New research presented at the 2nd National Conference on Human Retroviruses and Related Infections appears to confirm last year's report that a virus is the cause of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). Its discoverers, Drs. Patrick S. Moore and Yuan Chang of Columbia University, are calling the virus Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV).
WASHINGTON--New research presented at the 2nd National Conferenceon Human Retroviruses and Related Infections appears to confirmlast year's report that a virus is the cause of Kaposi's sarcoma(KS). Its discoverers, Drs. Patrick S. Moore and Yuan Chang ofColumbia University, are calling the virus Kaposi sarcoma-associatedherpesvirus (KSHV).
The researchers announced that they have mapped the virus's basicgenetic structure and found that it is the largest known herpesvirus,containing DNA made up of 270,000 nucleotide base pairs.
They have consistently found the genetic sequence for KSHV intissue samples from people with KS who are HIV negative. The viruswas noted in six samples from people with classic KS (usuallyfound in elderly Mediterranean men), four from HIV-negative gaymen, and 10 from Africans with endemic African KS.
Sarcoma Awareness Month 2023 with Brian Van Tine, MD, PhD
August 1st 2023Brian Van Tine, MD, PhD, speaks about several agents and combination regimens that are currently under investigation in the sarcoma space, and potential next steps in research including immunotherapies and vaccine-based treatments.
