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DC-SIGN (CD209) gene promoter polymorphisms in a Brazilian population and their association with human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 infection.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Apr 2009
Kashima Simone, Rodrigues Evandra Strazza, Azevedo Rochele, da Cruz Castelli Erick, Mendes-Junior Celso Teixeira, Yoshioka France Keiko Nascimento, da Silva Israel Tojal, Takayanagui Osvaldo Massaiti, Covas Dimas Tadeu
Abstract excerpt
This study evaluated four polymorphisms located in the DC-SIGN (CD209) gene promoter region (positions -336, -332 -201 and -139) in DNA samples from four Brazilian ethnic groups (Caucasians, Afro-Brazilian, Asians and Amerindians) to establish the population distribution of these single-nucleotid...
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