Familial Kaposi's Sarcoma in HHV8 infected subjects presenting the G-174C allele of the IL-6 promoter: a possible role for EBV?

Eur J Dermatol. 2014 Jul-Aug;24(4):503-4. doi: 10.1684/ejd.2014.2375.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Alleles
  • Antibodies, Viral / blood
  • DNA, Viral / blood
  • Female
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
  • Herpesvirus 8, Human* / genetics
  • Herpesvirus 8, Human* / immunology
  • Heterozygote
  • Homozygote
  • Humans
  • Interleukin-6 / genetics*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide*
  • Promoter Regions, Genetic
  • Sarcoma, Kaposi / genetics*
  • Sarcoma, Kaposi / virology*
  • Skin Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Skin Neoplasms / virology*
  • Viral Load

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • DNA, Viral
  • Interleukin-6