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[Analysis of the tandem-repeat polymorphisms in DC-SIGNR alleles among drug users population with or without HIV/HCV infection].
Zhonghua yu fang yi xue za zhi [Chinese journal of preventive medicine] - 1 Dec 2008
Zhao Jin, Zhao Guang-lu, Ma Zen-li, Wu Xiao-bing, Feng Tie-jian, Shi Xiang-dong, Wang Xiao-hui, Wang Hui, Zhu Tuo-fu
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To study the distribution of DC-SIGN/DC-SIGNR alleles among drug user (DUs) populations with or without HIV/HCV infection in Shenzhen, and to evaluate the role of these alleles in the construction of genetic resistance to HIV or HCV and screen out the anti-HIV/HCV gene in Shenzhen. METHODS: All 500 DU blood samples were collected from Shenzhen Detoxification Center, including 313 from injected drug...
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