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Genetic variability in markers of HLA-C expression in two diverse South African populations.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Gentle Nikki L, Paximadis Maria, Puren Adrian, Tiemessen Caroline T
Abstract excerpt
An insertion-deletion (indel) polymorphism within the 3' untranslated region (UTR) of HLA-C has been shown to be involved in the regulation of HLA-C expression. Individuals who carry a deletion at this position exhibit increased HLA-C expression, which associates with lower viral set point in HIV-1 infected individuals. This 263 indel (rs67384697) is reported to be in strong linkage disequilibrium (LD) with a...
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