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Genetic markers associated to dyslipidemia in HIV-infected individuals on HAART.
TheScientificWorldJournal - 1 Jan 2013
Lazzaretti Rosmeri K, Gasparotto Aline S, Sassi Marina G de M, Polanczyk Carísi A, Kuhmmer Regina, Silveira Jussara M, Basso Rossana P, Pinheiro Cezar A T, Silveira Mariângela F, Sprinz Eduardo, Mattevi Vanessa S
Abstract excerpt
This study evaluated the impact of 9 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 6 candidate genes (APOB, APOA5, APOE, APOC3, SCAP, and LDLR) over dyslipidemia in HIV-infected patients on stable antiretroviral therapy (ART) with undetectable viral loads. Blood samples were collected from 614 patients at reference services in the cities of Porto Alegre, Pelotas, and Rio Grande in Brazil. The SNPs were genotyped by...
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