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To evaluate whether some form of mild immunosuppression may influence the geographical distribution of non-AIDS Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS), we correlated incidence rates of KS and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in individuals aged 60 or more in 18 European countries and Israel. Significant positive correlations emerged but, within highest risk countries (i.e.Italy and Israel), internal correlations were inconsistent.
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Maso, L., Franceschi, S., Re, A. et al. Comparison of the distribution of non-AIDS Kaposi’s sarcoma and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in Europe. Br J Cancer 79, 161–163 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6690026
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