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Genetic polymorphisms in the CD14 gene are associated with monocyte activation and carotid intima-media thickness in HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy.
Medicine - 1 Aug 2016
Yong Yean K, Shankar Esaki M, Westhorpe Clare L V, Maisa Anna, Spelman Tim, Kamarulzaman Adeeba, Crowe Suzanne M, Lewin Sharon R
Abstract excerpt
HIV-infected individuals on antiretroviral therapy (ART) are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Given the relationship between innate immune activation and CVD, we investigated the association of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in TLR4 and CD14 and carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT), a surrogate measurement for CVD, in HIV-infected individuals on ART and HIV-uninfected controls as a...
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