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A SDF1 genetic variant confers resistance to HIV-1 infection in intravenous drug users in China.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Aug 2015
Gong Xiaohong, Liu Yanyan, Liu Feng-Liang, Jin Li, Wang Hongyan, Zheng Yong-Tang
Abstract excerpt
Despite repeated exposures to HIV-1, some individuals remain uninfected, suggesting that genetic factors confer host resistance to HIV-1 acquisition. The chemokine receptors CCR5, CXCR4 and the principal ligand SDF1 of CXCR4 play an important role for the entry of HIV-1 to target cells. To explore the relationship between genetic variants and HIV-1 infection, 11 common SNPs in CCR5, CXCR4 and SDF1 were genotyped...
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