Familial Kaposi's sarcoma: Case reports and review of the literature

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 59-61

  Cottoni, F ^a,c   Masia, I M ^a   Masala, M V ^a   Mulargia, M ^b   Contu, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^c Clinica Dermatologica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Familiarity; HLA

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILIAL DISEASE; HUMAN; KAPOSI SARCOMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FATAL OUTCOME; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SARCOMA, KAPOSI; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0029872468     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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