Whole-Genome Sequencing Identifies STAT4 as a Putative Susceptibility Gene in Classic Kaposi Sarcoma

Mervi Aavikko, Eevi Kaasinen, Janne K. Nieminen, Minji Byun, Iikki Donner, Roberta Mancuso, Pasquale Ferrante, Mario Clerici, Lucia Brambilla, Athanasia Tourlaki, Ronit Sarid, Emma Guttman-Yassky, Minna Taipale, Ekaterina Morgunova, Pirita Pekkonen, Paivi M. Ojala, Eero Pukkala, Jean-Laurent Casanova, Outi Vaarala, Pia VahteristoLauri A. Aaltonen

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Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Infectious Diseases
Volume211
Issue number11
Pages (from-to)1842-1851
Number of pages10
ISSN0022-1899
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2015
MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

Fields of Science

  • classic Kaposi sarcoma
  • genetic predisposition
  • genome sequencing
  • HHV8
  • STAT4
  • ADAPTIVE IMMUNE-RESPONSES
  • GAMMA-MEDIATED IMMUNITY
  • HIV-1 INFECTION
  • HERPESVIRUS
  • DEFICIENCY
  • CELLS
  • CHILD
  • IL-12
  • RISK
  • AIDS
  • 3111 Biomedicine
  • 1184 Genetics, developmental biology, physiology
  • 3122 Cancers
  • 3121 General medicine, internal medicine and other clinical medicine

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