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. 2005 Feb 14;92(3):572-5.
doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602346.

Risk of Kaposi's sarcoma and of other cancers in Italian renal transplant patients

D Serraino  1 , P Piselli, C Angeletti, E Minetti, A Pozzetto, G Civati, S Bellelli, F Farchi, F Citterio, G Rezza, S Franceschi, G Busnach
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Risk of Kaposi's sarcoma and of other cancers in Italian renal transplant patients

D Serraino et al. Br J Cancer. .

Abstract

A follow-up study of 1844 renal transplant patients in Italy showed a 113-fold increased risk for Kaposi's sarcoma. Kaposi's sarcoma risk was higher in persons born in southern than in northern Italy. Significant increases were also observed for cancers of the lip, liver, kidney and for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

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