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Associations of classic Kaposi sarcoma with common variants in genes that modulate host immunity.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 May 2006
Brown Elizabeth E, Fallin Daniele, Ruczinski Ingo, Hutchinson Amy, Staats Brian, Vitale Francesco, Lauria Carmela, Serraino Diego, Rezza Giovanni, Mbisa Georgina, Whitby Denise, Messina Angelo, Goedert James J, Chanock Stephen J
Abstract excerpt
Classic Kaposi sarcoma (CKS) is an inflammatory-mediated neoplasm primarily caused by Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV). Kaposi sarcoma lesions are characterized, in part, by the presence of proinflammatory cytokines and growth factors thought to regulate KSHV replication and CKS patho...
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