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Association of polymorphisms in human leukocyte antigen class I and transporter associated with antigen processing genes with resistance to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 May 2003
Liu Chenglong, Carrington Mary, Kaslow Richard A, Gao Xiaojiang, Rinaldo Charles R, Jacobson Lisa P, Margolick Joseph B, Phair John, O'Brien Stephen J, Detels Roger
Abstract excerpt
To examine the relationship of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I and transporter associated with antigen processing (TAP) genes with resistance to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection, 100 HIV-seronegative men who had been exposed repeatedly to HIV-1 were compared with 184 men who had seroconverted to HIV positive and had lower risk. In the univariate analysis, the HLA-A2 supertype, excluding...
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