| Literature DB >> 15166538 |
Antoinette C van der Kuyl1, Abeltje M Polstra, Gerrit Jan Weverling, Fokla Zorgdrager, Remco van den Burg, Marion Cornelissen.
Abstract
In a case-control study, we studied the effect of a single nucleotide polymorphism in the IL-8 promoter on the risk of the development of AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). KS developed in 46% of individuals with the TT genotype and in 66% of AA/AT genotypes (P=0.038). Patients with TT genotype were rarely affected with visceral KS (7% versus 36%; P=0.06), which suggests that carriers of the TT genotype are protected from (severe) KS development.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15166538 DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200405210-00016
Source DB: PubMed Journal: AIDS ISSN: 0269-9370 Impact factor: 4.177