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Disparate associations of HLA class I markers with HIV-1 acquisition and control of viremia in an African population.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Song Wei, He Dongning, Brill Ilene, Malhotra Rakhi, Mulenga Joseph, Allen Susan, Hunter Eric, Tang Jianming, Kaslow Richard A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Acquisition of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection is mediated by a combination of characteristics of the infectious and the susceptible member of a transmission pair, including human behavioral and genetic factors, as well as viral fitness and tropism. Here we report on the impact of established and potential new HLA class I determinants of heterosexual HIV-1 acquisition in the...
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