Transplantation carries the risk of Kaposi sarcoma, which afflicts 1 out of 200 transplant recipients in the United States. An analysis of human post-transplant tumors indicates that the disease can originate from donor cells, highlighting the need for organ pre-screening.
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Moore, P. Transplanting cancer: donor-cell transmission of Kaposi sarcoma. Nat Med 9, 506–507 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm865
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