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Mortality in HIV infection is independently predicted by host iron status and SLC11A1 and HP genotypes, with new evidence of a gene-nutrient interaction.
The American journal of clinical nutrition - 1 Jul 2009
McDermid Joann M, van der Loeff Maarten F Schim, Jaye Assan, Hennig Branwen J, Bates Chris, Todd Jim, Sirugo Giorgio, Hill Adrian V, Whittle Hilton C, Prentice Andrew M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Iron-related genes and iron status may independently contribute to variable HIV outcomes. The nature of the biologically plausible gene-nutrient interaction remains unknown. OBJECTIVES: The objectives were to investigate whether iron-related genotypes and clinically abnormal iron stat...
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