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Risk factors for Kaposi's sarcoma in men seropositive for both human herpesvirus 8 and human immunodeficiency virus

DOI

90

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25

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2003

Year

Michael J. Cannon, Sheila C. Dollard, Jodi B. Black, Brian R. Edlin, Connie Hannah, Susan E Hogan, Mitesh Patel, Harold W. Jaffe, Margaret K. Offermann, Thomas J. Spira,
AIDS

Abstract

In HHV-8- and HIV-seropositive men, HHV-8 DNA is associated with KS. Among men without KS, HHV-8 DNA is most commonly found in oral fluids. High HHV-8 antibody titers may protect against circulating HHV-8 and new KS lesions.

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