The effect of combined polymorphisms in chemokines and chemokine receptors on the clinical course of HIV-1 infection in a Brazilian population

Polymorphisms in genes that encode chemokines or their receptors can modulate susceptibility to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and disease progression. The objective of this study was to assess the frequency of polymorphisms CCR5-Δ32, CCR2-64I, CCR5-59029A and SDF1-3'A and their r...

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Main Authors: Valdimara Corrêa Vieira, Maria Fernanda Martínez Barral, Raul Andrés Mendoza-Sassi, Jussara Maria Silveira, Marcelo Alves Soares, Ana Maria Barral de Martínez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2011-06-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
HIV
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762011000400005&lng=en&tlng=en