Copy number variation of CCL3-like genes affects rate of progression to simian-AIDS in Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta).

Variation in genes underlying host immunity can lead to marked differences in susceptibility to HIV infection among humans. Despite heavy reliance on non-human primates as models for HIV/AIDS, little is known about which host factors are shared and which are unique to a given primate lineage. Here,...

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Main Authors: Jeremiah D Degenhardt, Paola de Candia, Adrien Chabot, Stuart Schwartz, Les Henderson, Binhua Ling, Meredith Hunter, Zhaoshi Jiang, Robert E Palermo, Michael Katze, Evan E Eichler, Mario Ventura, Jeffrey Rogers, Preston Marx, Yoav Gilad, Carlos D Bustamante
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2621346?pdf=render