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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-11-5
pubmed:abstractText
We tested the hypothesis of a relationship between Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) and volcanic soil by means of a case-control study based on 70 cases of classic KS and 280 hospital controls from the Campania region, an area of active volcanism in the South of Italy. Birth and residence in volcanic areas were associated with approximately two-fold elevated KS risks. If not due to chance, increased risk in the presence of volcanic soil can have different interpretations, including local immune impairment and correlation with unknown environmental or genetic KS predisposing factors.
pubmed:language
ita
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1120-9763
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
114-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
[Classical Kaposi sarcoma and volcanic soil in southern Italy: a case-control study].
pubmed:affiliation
Servizio Epidemiologia, 1st. Naz Tumori, Napoli.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract