Kaposi Sarcoma

Description

Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is a rare human herpes virus 8 (HHV-8)-induced endothelial inflammatory neoplasm that develops is various clinically distinct settings, manifesting mostly as cutaneous lesions, or mucosal or visceral involvement.

Clinical Features

Top most frequent phenotypes and symptoms related to Kaposi Sarcoma

  • Neoplasm
  • Hypertension
  • Fever
  • Fatigue
  • Edema
  • Diarrhea
  • Immunodeficiency
  • Encephalopathy
  • Pneumonia
  • Weight loss

And another 26 symptoms. If you need more information about this disease we can help you.

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Incidence and onset information

— Based on the latest data available KAPOSI SARCOMA have a estimated incidence of 0.34 per 100k worldwide.
No data available about the known clinical features onset.

Alternative names

Kaposi Sarcoma Is also known as multiple idiopathic pigmented hemangiosarcoma, susceptibility to.

Researches and researchers

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Kaposi Sarcoma Recommended genes panels

Panel Name, Specifity and genes Tested/covered
Crohn Disease.

By Bioscientia GmbH Center for Human Genetics (Germany).

NOD2, IL6
Specificity
50 %
Genes
100 %
IL6.

By Fulgent Genetics Fulgent Genetics (United States).

IL6
Specificity
100 %
Genes
100 %
OmniSeq Comprehensive.

By OmniSeq, Inc. (United States).

RHEB, BCL9, ROS1, RPS6KB1, SF3B1, FOXL2, BRAF, BRCA1, BRCA2, SMARCB1, SMO, SOX2, SPOP, SRC, BTK, STAT3, STK11, HNF1A, TERT, TIAF1 , (...)

View the complete list with 122 more genes
Specificity
1 %
Genes
100 %
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and Related Disorders , Panel Massive Sequencing (NGS) 46 Genes.

By Reference Laboratory Genetics (Spain).

SH2D1A, STXBP2, TERC, TERT, TGFB1, TINF2, CD40LG, WAS, WIPF1, CARD9, IL17F, IL23R, ADAM17, ATG16L1, CTLA4, WRAP53, CYBA, CYBB, DKC1, IRGM , (...)

View the complete list with 24 more genes
Specificity
3 %
Genes
100 %

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Sources and references

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