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Researchers published preliminary evidence suggesting a viral etiology for KS in AIDS patients.

As detailed in Science, foreign DNA sequences were sought and found in 93 percent of KS tissue samples compared to 15 percent (6 of 39 samples) of non-KS lymph nodes and lymphomas from AIDS patients. The sequences are similar to, yet distinct from, known genes of herpes viruses. ...