Absence of a Correlation Between Kaposi’s Sarcoma–Associated Herpesvirus (KSHV/HHV-8) and Multiple Myeloma

Abstract

To the Editor: Kaposi’s sarcoma–associated herpesvirus (KSHV/HHV-8) has been found within tumor tissue in Kaposi’s sarcoma, Castleman’s disease, and primary effusion lymphoma (PEL). KSHV has been shown to bear several genes with functional homology to cellular genes, including interleukin-6