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Mitochondrial genomics and antiretroviral therapy-associated metabolic complications in HIV-infected Black South Africans: a pilot study.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Jul 2013
Sinxadi Phumla Z, Dave Joel A, Samuels David C, Heckmann Jeannine M, Maartens Gary, Levitt Naomi S, Wester C William, Haas David W, Hulgan Todd
Abstract excerpt
Studies suggest that mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroups are associated with antiretroviral therapy (ART)-related metabolic complications and distal sensory polyneuropathy (DSP), but there have been few studies in persons of African descent. We explored such associations in South African adults. Clinical and laboratory data and DNA specimens from a cross-sectional study were used. Sequencing and Phylotree...
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