High Prevalence of Antibodies to Human Herpesvirus 8 in Relatives of Patients with Classic Kaposi's Sarcoma from Sardinia
Angeloni A, Heston L, Uccini S, Sirianni M, Cottoni F, Masala M, Cerimele D, Lin S, Sun R, Rigsby M, Faggioni A, Miller G. High Prevalence of Antibodies to Human Herpesvirus 8 in Relatives of Patients with Classic Kaposi's Sarcoma from Sardinia. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1998, 177: 1715-1718. PMID: 9607855, DOI: 10.1086/517429.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall viral capsid antigenPrevalence of antibodiesClassic Kaposi's sarcomaHigh incidence areaKaposi's sarcomaActive HHV-8 infectionHuman herpesvirus type 8HHV-8 infectionViral capsid antigenRelatives of patientsHuman herpesvirus 8Familial risk factorsCapsid antigenRisk factorsHigh prevalenceKS patientsHerpesvirus 8SarcomaIncidence areaPopulation agesPatientsVertical transmissionPrevalenceAntibodiesType 8SEROLOGIC ASSOCIATION OF HUMAN HERPESVIRUS EIGHT WITH POSTTRANSPLANT KAPOSI'S SARCOMA IN SAUDI ARABIA1
Wajeh Q, Othman A, Khalid A, Lin3 4, Ren S, Lee H, Ross5 6, Rigsby7 8, Miller3 5. SEROLOGIC ASSOCIATION OF HUMAN HERPESVIRUS EIGHT WITH POSTTRANSPLANT KAPOSI'S SARCOMA IN SAUDI ARABIA1. Transplantation 1998, 65: 583-585. PMID: 9500639, DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199802270-00024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttransplant Kaposi's sarcomaRenal transplant patientsKaposi's sarcomaTransplant patientsSmall viral capsid antigenRenal transplant recipientsTertiary care hospitalViral capsid antigenCross-sectional studyHHV8 antigensSerologic associationsTransplant recipientsRenal failureCare hospitalCapsid antigenCommon cancerControl subjectsSaudi ArabiaSeroreactivity ratesKS patientsSerologic resultsControl groupControl individualsPatientsSarcoma