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Evaluation of hepatitis C virus as a risk factor for HIV-associated neuroretinal disorder.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 1 Dec 2013
Branch Andrea D, Drye Lea T, Van Natta Mark L, Sezgin Efe, Fishman Sarah L, Dieterich Douglas T, Meinert Curtis L, Jabs Douglas A
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BACKGROUND: Both hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) penetrate the central nervous system. HIV-associated neuroretinal disorder (HIV-NRD), a visual impairment of reduced contrast sensitivity and reading ability, is associated with cytokine dysregulation and genetic polymorphisms in the anti-inflammatory interleukin 10 (IL-10) signaling pathway. We investigated associations between HCV...
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