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| Title: |
Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus serum DNA and antibodies not associated with subsequent non-Hodgkin lymphoma risk. |
| Authors: |
Beachler DC, Gellert LL, Jacobson LP, Ambinder RF, Breen EC, Martínez-Maza O, Rabkin CS, Kaslow RA, D'Souza G |
| Journal: |
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr |
| Date: |
2011 Feb 1 |
| Branches: |
IIB |
| PubMed ID: |
21116187 |
| PMC ID: |
PMC3073851 |
| Abstract: |
Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpes virus (KSHV) infects B-cells and is found in non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) B-cell tumors and could therefore contribute to the occurrence of NHL. We performed a nested case-control study including 155 incident NHL cases and matched noncancer controls. Pre-NHL serum was tested for KSHV DNA and antibodies. Serum KSHV DNA was more common in cases than controls (14% versus 6%, P = 0.03), but after adjustment, the difference was not significant. Epstein-Barr virus serum DNA was similarly unassociated with NHL as were KSHV antibodies. KSHV is not a primary cause of NHL in HIV-infected men who have sex with men. |