The role of HIV Tat protein in HIV-related cardiovascular diseases

Abstract The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a major global public health issue. HIV-related cardiovascular disease remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in HIV positive patients. HIV Tat is a regulatory protein encoded by tat gene of HIV-1, which not only promotes the transcripti...

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Published in:Journal of Translational Medicine
Main Authors: Yanan Jiang, Lu Chai, Moyondafoluwa Blessing Fasae, Yunlong Bai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12967-018-1500-0