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Cohort- and time-specific associations of CTLA4 genotypes with HIV-1 disease progression.
AIDS (London, England) - 1 Aug 2006
Shao Wenshuo, Lazaryan Aleksandr, Dorak M Tevfik, Penman-Aguilar Ana, Wilson Craig M, Margolick Joseph B, Goedert James J, Prins Maria, Tang Jianming, Kaslow Richard A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: CTLA4 in the chromosome 2q33 region encodes cytotoxic T-lymphocyte (CTL) associated antigen 4, which downregulates CTL responses. We examined the relationships between common CTLA4 variants and several outcomes of HIV-1 infection in adults and adolescents. METHODS: We studied 765 HIV-1-infected persons: 558 Caucasian seroconverters from three cohorts (MACS, ACS, and DCG) and 207 infected adolescents...
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