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Cytokine and chemokine gene polymorphisms among ethnically diverse North Americans with HIV-1 infection.
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) - 15 Apr 2004
Wang Chengbin, Song Wei, Lobashevsky Elena, Wilson Craig M, Douglas Steven D, Mytilineos Joannis, Schoenbaum Ellie E, Tang Jianming, Kaslow Richard A
Abstract excerpt
Twenty-four common single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 10 cytokine and chemokine genes were defined in 579 North Americans at high risk of HIV-1 infection due to sexual behavior and injection drug use. Among the 3 major ethnic (African-American, Hispanic/Latino, and other) groups involved, HIV-1-seropositive individuals differed significantly from ethnically matched HIV-1-seronegative individuals (odds...
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