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Dopamine receptor D3 genetic polymorphism (rs6280TC) is associated with rates of cognitive impairment in methamphetamine-dependent men with HIV: preliminary findings.
Journal of neurovirology - 1 Jun 2011
Gupta Saurabh, Bousman Chad A, Chana Gursharan, Cherner Mariana, Heaton Robert K, Deutsch Reena, Ellis Ronald J, Grant Igor, Everall Ian P
Abstract excerpt
Macrophages are one of HIV-1's principal targets and chiefly responsible for translocating HIV into the central nervous system (CNS). Previous research suggested an increase in macrophages being infected by HIV in the presence of methamphetamine (METH) or increased extracellular dopamine (DA). Ex...
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