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Host genetic factors in susceptibility to HIV-1 infection and progression to AIDS.
Journal of genetics - 1 Apr 2010
Chatterjee Koushik
Abstract excerpt
HIV-1 infection has rapidly spread worldwide and has become the leading cause of mortality in infectious diseases. The duration for development of AIDS (AIDS progression) is highly variable among HIV-1 infected individuals, ranging from 2-3 years to no signs of AIDS development in the entire lifetime. Several factors regulate the rate at which HIV-1 infection progresses to AIDS. Host genetic factors play an...
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