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Susceptibility to Kaposi sarcoma

Susceptibility to Kaposi sarcoma is influenced by autosomal dominant germline mutations of the IL6 gene.

Systematic

Hereditary tumors
Capillary infantile hemangioma
Carcinoid tumor of lung
Gastric cancer
Hereditary brain tumors
Hereditary malign blood disorders
Hereditary renal tumors
Lymphangiomyomatosis
Multiple self-healing palmoplantar carcinoma
Neurofibromatosis
Susceptibility to Kaposi sarcoma
IL6
lipoma

References:

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Gao SJ et. al. (1996) KSHV antibodies among Americans, Italians and Ugandans with and without Kaposi's sarcoma.

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Grange PA et. al. (2012) Cloning a human saliva-derived peptide for preventing KSHV transmission.

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Grange PA et. al. (2005) Salivary lactoferrin is recognized by the human herpesvirus-8.

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Wang HW et. al. (2004) Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus-induced cellular reprogramming contributes to the lymphatic endothelial gene expression in Kaposi sarcoma.

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Hong YK et. al. (2004) Lymphatic reprogramming of blood vascular endothelium by Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus.

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Guttman-Yassky E et. al. (2003) Epidemiology of classic Kaposi's sarcoma in the Israeli Jewish population between 1960 and 1998.

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None (1960) Kaposi's sarcoma in a father and son.

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Cool CD et. al. (2003) Expression of human herpesvirus 8 in primary pulmonary hypertension.

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None (2003) Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus--the high cost of viral survival.

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Hjalgrim H et. al. (1998) High incidence of classical Kaposi's sarcoma in Iceland and the Faroe Islands.

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Rabkin CS et. al. (1997) Monoclonal origin of multicentric Kaposi's sarcoma lesions.

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Foster CB et. al. (2000) An IL6 promoter polymorphism is associated with a lifetime risk of development of Kaposi sarcoma in men infected with human immunodeficiency virus.

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Kedes DH et. al. (1996) The seroepidemiology of human herpesvirus 8 (Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus): distribution of infection in KS risk groups and evidence for sexual transmission.

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Chang Y et. al. (1994) Identification of herpesvirus-like DNA sequences in AIDS-associated Kaposi's sarcoma.

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DiGiovanna JJ et. al. (1981) Kaposi's sarcoma. Retrospective study of 90 cases with particular emphasis on the familial occurrence, ethnic background and prevalence of other diseases.

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Masur H et. al. (1981) An outbreak of community-acquired Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia: initial manifestation of cellular immune dysfunction.

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None (1981) Opportunistic infections and Kaposi's sarcoma in homosexual men.

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Gottlieb MS et. al. (1981) Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and mucosal candidiasis in previously healthy homosexual men: evidence of a new acquired cellular immunodeficiency.

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Finlay AY et. al. (1979) Familial Kaposi's sarcoma.

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Suthaus J et. al. (2012) HHV-8-encoded viral IL-6 collaborates with mouse IL-6 in the development of multicentric Castleman disease in mice.

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Chow D et. al. (2001) Structure of an extracellular gp130 cytokine receptor signaling complex.

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