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Research Interests:
Our laboratory is involved in studies concerning 1) the epidemiology and molecular biology of Kaposi's Sarcoma Associated Herpesvirus (KSHV), also called human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) and 2) potential role of KSHV in different human cancers.
Selected Publications:
Hoffman LJ, Bunker CH, Pellett PE, Trump DL, Patrick AL, Dollard SC, Keenan HA, Jenkins FJ. Elevated seroprevalence of human herpesvirus 8 among men with prostate cancer. J Infect Dis. 2004 Jan 1;189(1):15-20.
Jenkins FJ, Rowe DT, Rinaldo CR Jr. Herpesvirus infections in organ transplant recipients. Clin Diagn Lab Immunol. 2003 Jan;10(1):1-7. Review.
Michaels MG, Jenkins FJ. Human herpesvirus 8: Is it time for routine surveillance in pediatric solid organ transplant recipients to prevent the development of Kaposi's sarcoma? Pediatr Transplant. 2003 Feb;7(1):1-3.
Jenkins FJ, Hoffman LJ, Liegey-Dougall A. Reactivation of and primary infection with human herpesvirus 8 among solid-organ transplant recipients.
J Infect Dis. 2002 May 1;185(9):1238-43.
Wang QJ, Huang XL, Rappocciolo G, Jenkins FJ, Hildebrand WH, Fan Z, Thomas EK, Rinaldo CR Jr. Identification of an HLA A*0201-restricted CD8(+) T-cell epitope for the glycoprotein B homolog of human herpesvirus 8. Blood. 2002 May 1;99(9):3360-6.
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