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Lipodystrophy and insulin resistance in combination antiretroviral treated HIV-1-infected patients: implication of resistin.
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) - 1 May 2011
Escoté Xavier, Miranda Merce, Veloso Sergi, Domingo Pere, Alonso-Villaverde Carlos, Peraire Joaquim, Viladés Consuelo, Alba Verónica, Olona Montserrat, Castro Antoni, López-Dupla Miguel, Sirvent Joan-Josep, Vicente Vicente, Vendrell Joan, Richart Cristóbal, Vidal Francesc
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BACKGROUND: Little information is available with respect to the involvement of resistin in lipodystrophy and metabolic disturbances in HIV-1-infected patients treated with combination antiretroviral therapy (cART). We determined whether the resistin (rest) -420C>G single-nucleotide polymorphism and plasma resistin are associated with the development of lipodystrophy and metabolic disturbances in HIV-1-infected...
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