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Haplotype diversity in the interleukin-4 gene is not associated with HIV-1 transmission and AIDS progression.
Immunogenetics - 1 Jun 2003
Modi William S, O'Brien Thomas R, Vlahov David, Buchbinder Susan, Gomperts Edward, Phair John, O'Brien Stephen J, Winkler Cheryl
Abstract excerpt
Interleukin-4 (IL-4) is a pleiotropic cytokine produced primarily by activated CD4(+) T lymphocytes, mast cells, and basophils. It modulates the functions of a variety of cell types involved with the immune response. This cytokine differentially regulates two major HIV-1 coreceptors and activates viral expression, and is thus a reasonable candidate gene for analyses in HIV-1/AIDS cohort studies. Population...
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