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Plasma and Cellular Immune Biomarkers of Kaposi's Sarcoma in HIV-1 Suppressed Patients

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Funding Fogarty Program

Emerging Global Leader

Project Information in NIH RePORTER

Plasma and Cellular Immune Biomarkers of Kaposi's Sarcoma in HIV-1 Suppressed Patients

Principal Institution

Muhimbili University/Allied Health Sciences

Principal Investigator(s) (PI)

Lidenge, Salum Juma

Project Contact Information

Email: sjlidenge@yahoo.co.uk

Year(s) Awarded

2019-2024

Country

Tanzania

NIH Partners

NCI

Project Description

This is the first study to comparatively investigate cellular immune responses and transcriptomes profiles, and associated plasma, and urine metabolomes/proteomes between Tanzanian HIV-1 suppressed patients with incident Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) and age and sex-matched co-infected but asymptomatic controls to identify biomarkers of KS. This study aims to identify biomarkers for KS diagnostics, treatment management, or to identify potential immunotherapeutic or vaccine development strategies. 

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