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J Clin Pathol 57:529-535 doi:10.1136/jcp.2003.012724
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Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8) sequence variations in HHV8 related tumours in Okinawa, a subtropical island in southern Japan

Table 4

Summary of the HHV8 genotype/subtype analysis

Case Tumour type Genotype (K1 region) Subtype (ORF26 region) Subtype of M and P alleles
Cases 1–11 are cases No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 19 and 12 in table 3, respectively.
GP, granuloma pyogenicum; HHV8, human herpesvirus 8; KS, Kaposi’s sarcoma; ND, not determined; PEL, primary effusion lymphoma.
1 Classic KS II/C C M
2 Classic KS II/C C M
3 Classic KS II/C C M
4 Classic KS ND C M
5 Classic KS ND C M
6 Classic KS ND C M
7 Classic KS ND C M
8 Classic KS ND C M
9 AIDS KS I/A B P
10 PEL I/A A M
11 GP II/C C M
Control AIDS PEL I/C A P

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