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Variant genotypes of FcgammaRIIIA influence the development of Kaposi's sarcoma in HIV-infected men.
Blood - 1 Apr 2000
Lehrnbecher T L, Foster C B, Zhu S, Venzon D, Steinberg S M, Wyvill K, Metcalf J A, Cohen S S, Kovacs J, Yarchoan R, Blauvelt A, Chanock S J
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Disturbances in inflammatory cytokine production and immune regulation coupled with human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8) infection underlie the current understanding of the pathogenesis of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), the most common HIV-associated malignancy. The low affinity Fc gamma receptors (FcgammaR) for IgG link humoral and cellular immunity by mediating interaction between antibodies and effector cells, such as...
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