title: Increased radiosensitivity of normal tissue fibroblasts in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and with Kaposi's sarcoma.
abstract: Fibroblasts cultured from skin biopsies of patients with AIDS and Kaposi's sarcoma were found to be more radiosensitive than fibroblasts from non-HIV-infected-sources. This supports clinical observations of overt sensitivity to radiotherapy in some AIDS patients with Kaposi's sarcoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles 90033, USA.
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Formenti
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chak
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gill
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Buess
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Hill
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000276:immunology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000528:radiation effects; D006801:Humans; D011836:Radiation Tolerance; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000532:radiotherapy*