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Interferon-induced transmembrane protein-3 rs12252-C is associated with rapid progression of acute HIV-1 infection in Chinese MSM cohort.
AIDS (London, England) - 15 May 2015
Zhang Yonghong, Makvandi-Nejad Shokouh, Qin Ling, Zhao Yan, Zhang Tong, Wang Lili, Repapi Emmanouela, Taylor Stephen, McMichael Andrew, Li Ning, Dong Tao, Wu Hao
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BACKGROUND: The interferon-inducible transmembrane protein-3 (IFITM3) is a protein that restricts multiple pathogenic viruses such as influenza virus. The single-nucleotide polymorphism rs12252-C, which is rare in Caucasian populations, but much more common in the Han Chinese population, has been found in much higher homozygous frequency in patients with severe acute influenza. Until now, there has been no study...
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