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Maternal SDF1 3'A polymorphism is associated with increased perinatal human immunodeficiency virus type 1 transmission.
Journal of virology - 1 Jun 2000
John G C, Rousseau C, Dong T, Rowland-Jones S, Nduati R, Mbori-Ngacha D, Rostron T, Kreiss J K, Richardson B A, Overbaugh J
Abstract excerpt
Genetic polymorphisms in chemokine and chemokine receptor genes influence susceptibility to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection and disease progression, but little is known regarding the association between these allelic variations and the ability of the host to transmit virus. In this study, we show that the maternal heterozygous SDF1 genotype (SDF1 3'A/wt) is associated with perinatal...
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