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Diabetes Epidemiology Among Adults in Port-au-Prince, Haiti: A Cross-Sectional Study

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022
IntroductionDiabetes mellitus is a chronic noncommunicable disease associated with death and major disability, with increasing prevalence in low- and middle-income countries. There is limited population-based data about diabetes in Haiti.
Rodney Sufra, Jean Lookens Pierre, Eliezer Dade, Vanessa Rouzier, Alexandra Apollon, Stephano St Preux, Fabiola Préval, Joseph Inddy, Miranda Metz, Olga Tymejczyk, Denis Nash, Rodolphe Malebranche, Rodolphe Malebranche, Marie Deschamps, Jean W. Pape, Marcus D. Goncalves, Margaret L. McNairy, Margaret L. McNairy, Lily D. Yan, Lily D. Yan   +19 more
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The Haiti cardiovascular disease cohort: study protocol for a population-based longitudinal cohort

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality among Haitians, having surpassed HIV in the last decade. Understanding the natural history of CVD in Haitians, including the age of onset, prevalence, incidence, and role of major ...
Jean Lookens, Olga Tymejczyk, Vanessa Rouzier, Caleigh Smith, Fabyola Preval, Inddy Joseph, Raynold Jean Baptiste, Joscar Victor, Patrice Severe, Sandra Apollon, Emelyne Dumont, Guyrlaine Forestal, Stephano St. Preux, Vanessa Rivera, Grace Seo, Benedict Charles, Wilson Ariste, Justin Kingery, Jessy Devieux, Serena Koenig, Denis Nash, Daniel Fitzgerald, Monika Safford, Marie Marcelle Deschamps, Jean Pape, Margaret McNairy   +25 more
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Comparing six cardiovascular risk prediction models in Haiti: implications for identifying high-risk individuals for primary prevention

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are rapidly increasing in low-middle income countries (LMICs). Accurate risk assessment is essential to reduce premature CVD by targeting primary prevention and risk factor treatment among high-risk groups ...
Lily D. Yan, Jean Lookens Pierre, Vanessa Rouzier, Michel Théard, Alexandra Apollon, Stephano St Preux, Justin R. Kingery, Kenneth A. Jamerson, Marie Deschamps, Jean W. Pape, Monika M. Safford, Margaret L. McNairy   +11 more
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Mycosis fungoides and Kaposi’s sarcoma association in an HIV-negative patient [PDF]

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2016
The association of mycosis fungoides and kaposi’s sarcoma in HIV-negative patients is a rare phenomenon. The presence of human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) – associated with all forms of Kaposi’s sarcoma – has also been recently identified in mycosis fungoides ...
Maria Carolina Prado Fleury Bariani, Luiz Fernando Fróes Fleury Júnior, Ana Maria Quinteiro Ribeiro, Siderley de Souza Carneiro, Tiago Arantes Pereira   +4 more
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A clinical case of an immunosuppressive generalized form of Kaposi's sarcoma in a patient with pemphigus vulgaris [PDF]

Ķazaķstannyṇ Klinikalyķ Medicinasy, 2022
The article presents the literature data on Kaposi's sarcoma a lymphangioproliferative neoplasia induced by the Herpes Virus type 8.  The main forms, clinical manifestations and treatment are described.
Evelina Koldarova, Bahrambek Mukhamedov, Aziz Aliev   +2 more
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Seroprevalence of Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus and other serologic markers in the Brazilian Amazon. [PDF]

, 2009
To determine the presence of Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) and other serologic markers, we tested serum specimens of 339 Amerindians, 181 rural non-Amerindians, and 1,133 urban blood donors (13 Amerindians) in the Brazilian Amazon.
Mascheretti, Melissa, Laura M. Sumita, Nascimento, Maria C, SUMITA, Laura M., Weiss, Helen A, NASCIMENTO, Maria C., Maria C. Nascimento, Sabino, Ester, Souza, Vanda U, VELA, Rodrigo A. R., Quiroga, Mariana, Melissa Mascheretti, SOUZA, Vanda U., PANNUTI, Claudio S., Mariana Quiroga, Vela, Rodrigo AR, Helen A. Weiss, Nuno R. Faria, Vanda U. Souza, Pannuti, Claudio S, Mayaud, Philippe, Rodrigo A.R. Vela, Sumita, Laura M, Oliveira, Juliane, Juliane Oliveira, Philippe Mayaud, Claudio S. Pannuti, WEISS, Helen A.   +27 more
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Killing of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus-infected fibroblasts during latent infection by activated natural killer cells. [PDF]

, 2011
Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) establishes life-long infection by evading clearance by the host immune system. In de novo infection and lytic replication, KSHV escapes cytotoxic T cells and NK cells through downregulation of MHC class-I ...
Nick C. Matthews, Gotch, FM, Frances M. Gotch, Robey, Rebecca C, Bower, Mark, Rebecca C. Robey, Mark Bower, Matthews, Nick C, Goodier, Martin R, Bower, M, Goodier, MR, Robey, RC, Gotch, Frances M, Martin R. Goodier, Matthews, NC   +14 more
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Kaposin-B enhances the PROX1 mRNA stability during lymphatic reprogramming of vascular endothelial cells by Kaposi's sarcoma herpes virus. [PDF]

, 2010
Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is the most common cancer among HIV-positive patients. Histogenetic origin of KS has long been elusive due to a mixed expression of both blood and lymphatic endothelial markers in KS tumor cells.
Kafka, Darren, Koh, Chester J., Aguilar Berenice, Yoo, Jaehyuk, Hong Young-Kwon, Hong, Young-Kwon, Lee, Sunju, Choi, Inho, Yoo Jaehyuk, Haas, Jürgen G., Kang Jinjoo, Lee Ha Neul, Swapnika Ramu, Kang, Jinjoo, Young-Kwon Hong, Juneyong Lee, Ramu, Swapnika, Darren Kafka, Lee, Juneyong, Kafka Darren, Lee Sunju, Choi Inho, Juergen Haas, Haas, Juergen, Lee Juneyong, Sunju Lee, Inho Choi, Ha Neul Lee, Haas Juergen, Aguilar, Berenice, Chester J. Koh, Jinjoo Kang, Chester J Koh, Jaehyuk Yoo, Koh Chester J., Berenice Aguilar, Ramu Swapnika, Lee, Ha Neul   +37 more
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Scrotal Kaposi's Sarcoma in HIV-negative Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Albanian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 2023
Background: Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is an indolent angio-proliferative tumor proliferation with spindle cells originating from endothelial and immune cells infected with human herpes virus type 8. (HHV-8: also known as Kaposi sarcoma herpes virus [KSHV]).
Teona Bushati, Leart Berdica, Albina Ndoja, Erion Sukaj, Ilirian Ibrushi, Leon Kaza   +5 more
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AIDS and Non AIDS-Related Malignant Lymphoma in Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2006
Malignant lymphoma (ML) in HIV patients, are second in frequency to Kaposi's sarcoma (AKS) as AIDS-defining tumors. In Africa the frequency of AIDS-related lymphoma (ARL) is rare and the findings are controversial.
Ekman, Marianne, Lema, Leonard, Biberfeld, P., Kitinya, J, Carneiro, P, Kitinya, James, Kaaya, EE, Kaaya, Ephata E, Biberfeld, P, Linde, A., Castaños-Velez, E, Lema, L, Carneiro, Primo, Lema, L., Kaaya, E.E., Mwakigonja, A., Biberfeld, Peter, Mwakigonja, A, Carneiro, P., Castaños-Velez, Esmeralda, Mwakigonja, Amos, Ekman, M, Linde, Anika, Castaños-Velez, E., Ekman, M., Linde, A   +25 more
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