Cannabinoid receptor 2-63 RR variant is independently associated with severe necroinflammation in HIV/HCV coinfected patients.
This is the first study to analyze the impact of the rs35761398 variant of the CNR2 gene leading to the substitution of GLN (Q) of codon 63 of the cannabinoid receptor 2 (CB2) with ARG (R) on the clinical presentation of chronic hepatitis in HIV/HCV coinfected patients.Enrolled in this study were 16...
Main Authors: | Caterina Sagnelli, Caterina Uberti-Foppa, Hamid Hasson, Giulia Bellini, Carmine Minichini, Stefania Salpietro, Emanuela Messina, Diletta Barbanotti, Marco Merli, Francesca Punzo, Nicola Coppola, Adriano Lazzarin, Evangelista Sagnelli, Francesca Rossi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2017-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5536321?pdf=render |
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