Association between human herpesvirus 8 and lipid profile in northwest China: A cross‐sectional study
Jingzhan Zhang,
Peng Wang,
Tingting Li
et al.
Abstract:Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV‐8) infection shows obvious regional and ethnic differences. Although studies have shown that these differences may be associated with lipid metabolism, to date, no large‐scale studies have explored this. This study explored the seropositivity rate of HHV‐8 among 2516 residents from 10 regions of northwest China and then the correlates of HHV‐8 infection with lipid profile. The HHV‐8 serological positivity rate was 15.6% among all residents. The HHV‐8 seroprevalence ranged 11.2–27.6% am… Show more
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