Immunological studies in Kaposi's sarcoma in Uganda.
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An evaluation of humoral and cellular immune mechanisms was performed on patients with Kaposi's sarcoma in Uganda. Antibody responses and immunoglobulin levels were normal in all patients studied. Nevertheless, a striking impairment in the delayed hypersensitivity response to dinitrochlorobenzene was noted in patients with the "malignant" type of tumour.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- British medical journal
دوره 1 5696 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1970