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Id	http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D019288 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D019288
Preferred Name	Herpesvirus 8, Human
Definitions	A species in the genus RHADINOVIRUS, subfamily GAMMAHERPESVIRINAE, isolated from patients with AIDS-related and classical Kaposi sarcoma.
Synonyms	Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesviruses Herpesvirus, Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Kaposi Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Herpesviruses, Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus, Kaposi's Sarcoma Associated Herpesvirus, Kaposi Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus, Kaposi Sarcoma Associated Human Herpesvirus 8 Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus, Kaposi Herpesvirus, Kaposis Sarcoma-Associated Sarcoma-Associated Herpesviruses, Kaposi's Kaposi's Sarcoma Associated Herpesvirus KSHV Kaposi Sarcoma Associated Herpesvirus HHV-8 Kaposis Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus See more See less
Type	http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class

definition	A species in the genus RHADINOVIRUS, subfamily GAMMAHERPESVIRINAE, isolated from patients with AIDS-related and classical Kaposi sarcoma.
altLabel	Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesviruses Herpesvirus, Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Kaposi Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Herpesviruses, Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus, Kaposi's Sarcoma Associated Herpesvirus, Kaposi Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus, Kaposi Sarcoma Associated Human Herpesvirus 8 Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus, Kaposi Herpesvirus, Kaposis Sarcoma-Associated Sarcoma-Associated Herpesviruses, Kaposi's Kaposi's Sarcoma Associated Herpesvirus KSHV Kaposi Sarcoma Associated Herpesvirus HHV-8 Kaposis Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus See more See less
prefLabel	Herpesvirus 8, Human
Machine permutation	2002; see HERPESVIRUS, KAPOSI SARCOMA-ASSOCIATED 1998-2001, see HERPESVIRUS, KAPOSI'S SARCOMA-ASSOCIATED 1997; KAPOSI SARCOMA-ASSOCIATED HERPESVIRUS was KAPOSI'S SARCOMA-ASSOCIATED HERPESVIRUS 1997
HN	2002(1997)
type	http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
tui	T005
TERMUI	T057464 T057463 T000882413 T057466 T057461 T057460 T057462 T057465 See more See less
TH	NLM (1997) NLM (2002) NLM (1998)
MMR	20200813
notation	D019288
Semantic type UMLS property	http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/STY/T005
Inverse of AQ	http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000648 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000276 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000378 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000254 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000472 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000302 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000145 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000737 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000502 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000187 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000235 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000201 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000528 See more See less
DX	19970101
cui	C0376526
DC	1
MN	B04.280.382.400.700.330 B04.280.210.400.700.330 B04.613.204.500.700.330
AN	infection: coord IM with HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS (IM) or KAPOSI SARCOMA if so specified by author
AQL	CH CL DE EN GD GE IM IP ME PH PY RE UL
Inverse of RB	txid37296
MDA	19960603
subClassOf	http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D018144

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