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Association of HLA-B alleles with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection in the Yi ethnic group in Sichuan province.
Biomedical and environmental sciences : BES - 1 Jun 2004
Xu Ming-Yan, Hong Kun-Xue, Deng Xiao-Ling, Li Jun, Peng Hong, Ruan Yu-Hua, Qin Guan-Ming, Xing Hui, Xu Xiao-Hu, Shao Yi-Ming
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine the distribution of HLA-B alleles in the Chinese Yi ethnic group and its association with HIV infection. METHODS: One hundred and six unrelated healthy HIV negative and 73 HIV positive Chinese Yi ethnic individuals were typed by PCR-SSP. RESULTS: The frequency of alleles B*07, Bx 35, and B*46 were increased in HIV-1-positive subjects, whereas the alleles B*55, B*44 and B*78 were absent in...
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