Incidence rates of classical Kaposi's sarcoma and multiple myeloma do not correlate.
We compared population-based incidence rates for classical Kaposi's sarcoma and multiple myeloma. Neither for men (Spearman's rank correlation coefficient (r) = 0.01, P = 0.97, 13 pairs) nor for women (r = 0.24, P = 0.42, 13 pairs) did the incidences of the two conditions correlate. This absence of correlation does not support the hypothesis that Kaposi's sarcoma and multiple myeloma share a common aetiology, such as HHV-8.
Hjalgrim
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Department of Epidemiology Research, Danish Epidemiology Science Centre, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen.
Frisch
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Melbye
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D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000453:epidemiology*