ISSN:
1365-4632
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Background The incidence of classic Kaposi's sarcoma (CKS) in northern Sardinia is one of the highest in the world.Methods Sixty-two patients with CKS were typed for class I and class II antigens. All patients had been born and were living in northern Sardinia.Results In the Sardinian patients, we observed a positive CKS association with Cw7, DRB1*1104, DRB1*1302, DQA1*0302, and DQB1*0604, and a negative CKS association with A30, B58, Cw5, DRB1*1601, and DQB1*0502.Conclusions The strong positive CKS association with DRB1*1104 and DQB1*0604 and negative association with B58 are particularly significant and further support the notion of a genetic predisposition to CKS.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-4632.2004.02206.x
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