Multifactorial etiology of Kaposi's sarcoma: A hypothesis

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 643-651

  Haverkos, Harry W ^a,b  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aluminosilicates; Co carcinogenesis; Human herpesvirus 8; Human immunodeficiency virus; Kaposi's sarcoma; Nitrite inhalants

Indexed keywords

ALUMINOSILICATE CALCIUM; CAPTOPRIL; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; LISINOPRIL; NITRITE; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; ANGIOSARCOMA; CHEMOTHERAPY; DERMATOLOGY; ELDERLY CARE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EUROPE; GROUPS BY AGE; HERPES VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INHALATION; KAPOSI SARCOMA; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MALNUTRITION; MUTAGENESIS; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; NOTE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; T LYMPHOCYTE; VOLCANO;

ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; CAPTOPRIL; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LISINOPRIL; RISK FACTORS; SARCOMA, KAPOSI;

HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 59449097255     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: 02505991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12038-008-0084-x     Document Type: Note

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