Classic Kaposi's sarcoma in Sardinia: HLA positive and negative associations

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 743-745

  Masala, Maria Vittoria ^a,b   Carcassi, Carlo ^a,b   Cottoni, Francesca ^a,b   Mulargia, Marina ^a,b   Contu, Licinio ^a,b   Cerimele, Decio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA A ANTIGEN; HLA ANTIGEN; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; HLA B ANTIGEN; HLA C ANTIGEN; HLA DQB1 ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; ITALY; KAPOSI SARCOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALLELES; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HLA ANTIGENS; HLA-A ANTIGENS; HLA-B ANTIGENS; HLA-C ANTIGENS; HLA-DQ ANTIGENS; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; SARCOMA, KAPOSI;

EID: 20044371421     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2004.02206.x     Document Type: Article

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