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The VNTR polymorphism of the CLEC4M gene and susceptibility to HIV-1 infection in Han Chinese population.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Jul 2013
Li Hui, Fu Wei-Ping, Hong Ze-Hui
Abstract excerpt
C-type lectin domain family 4, member M (CLEC4M, also known as DC-SIGNR) is a C-type lectin that functions as a transreceptor for human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1). The relationship between variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) polymorphism of the DC-SIGNR gene and susceptibility to HIV-1 infection has been under debate. In the present study, a cohort of 287 HIV-1 seropositive patients and 388 ethnically...
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