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Feasibility assessment of cerebrospinal fluid from HIV-1-infected children for HIV proviral DNA and monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 alleles.
Journal of investigative medicine : the official publication of the American Federation for Clinical Research - 1 Dec 2006
Shiramizu Bruce, Lau Emily, Tamamoto Alyson, Uniatowski Justin, Troelstrup David
Abstract excerpt
The objective of the study was to assess the feasibility of measuring human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) proviral deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and associated single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP1) in pediatric cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). The importance of HIV DNA and MCP1 SNP has been suggested to be independently important in progression to acquired immune deficiency...
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