Genetic variation in iron metabolism is associated with neuropathic pain and pain severity in HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy.

HIV sensory neuropathy and distal neuropathic pain (DNP) are common, disabling complications associated with combination antiretroviral therapy (cART). We previously associated iron-regulatory genetic polymorphisms with a reduced risk of HIV sensory neuropathy during more neurotoxic types of cART. W...

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Main Authors: Asha R Kallianpur, Peilin Jia, Ronald J Ellis, Zhongming Zhao, Cinnamon Bloss, Wanqing Wen, Christina M Marra, Todd Hulgan, David M Simpson, Susan Morgello, Justin C McArthur, David B Clifford, Ann C Collier, Benjamin B Gelman, J Allen McCutchan, Donald Franklin, David C Samuels, Debralee Rosario, Emily Holzinger, Deborah G Murdock, Scott Letendre, Igor Grant, CHARTER Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/25144566/?tool=EBI