Article
HLA in familial and nonfamilial Mediterranean Kaposi's sarcoma in Greece.
Tissue antigens - 1 Feb 1995
Kaloterakis A, Papasteriades C, Filiotou A, Economidou J, Hadjiyannis S, Stratigos J
Abstract excerpt
Fifty-four (54) unrelated patients with Mediterranean Kaposi's sarcoma (MKS) and 8 patients members of 4 unrelated families with familial MKS were serotyped for HLA-A,B and DR antigens. The diagnosis was histologically confirmed and all patients were negative for anti-HIV antibodies. An increased frequency of HLA-B18 (44.4% vs 14.2% in the controls, p < 0.001, RR = 4.8) and HLA-DR5 (57.6% vs 37.2% in the...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Disease Susceptibility
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Greece
- HLA Antigens
- HLA-DR5 Antigen
- Humans
- Incidence
- Male