Delayed-type hypersensitivity in classic Kaposi sarcoma patients and controls

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 433-436

  Valenti, R M ^a   Amodio, E ^a   Nam, J M ^b   Preiss, L ^c   Graubard, B I ^b   Romano, N ^a   Goedert, J J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

delayed type hypersensitivity; herpesviruses; human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); Italy; Kaposi sarcoma; transplantation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; KAPOSI SARCOMA; LEG; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INDURATION;

AGED; FEMALE; FOREARM; HERPESVIRUS 8, HUMAN; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; LEG; MALE; SARCOMA, KAPOSI;

EID: 79551601235     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6606088     Document Type: Article

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