MGB Alert® HHV-8 ASR

HHV-8 is the cause of Kaposi sarcoma in immunosuppressed people, e.g., transplant recipients, people infected with HIV. This disease is characterized by cancerous lesions on the skin, mucous membranes, and in the lungs and GI tract.¹ The MGB Alert HHV-8 primer mix ASR ^§ amplifies, while the probe mix ASR detects, nucleic acids within the ORF26 gene of human herpesvirus 8.

^{1 Johns Hopkins Medicine. (2022) Kaposi Sarcoma. The Johns Hopkins University, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, and Johns Hopkins Health System. Retrieved November 17, 2022, from https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/sarcoma/kaposi-sarcoma}

^{§Analyte Specific Reagent. Analytical and performance characteristics are not established.}