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Impact of variants of MMP-7(-181A>G) gene in susceptibility to the development of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder and its severity.
APMIS : acta pathologica, microbiologica, et immunologica Scandinavica - 1 Nov 2016
Singh HariOm, Marathe Shruti D, Nain Sumitra, Nema Vijay, Angadi Mansa, Bapat Shradha S, Ghate Manisha V, Gangakhedkar Raman R
Abstract excerpt
The HIV-1-induced neurological toxicity has been associated with the deficiency of matrix metalloproteinases. Tat protein of HIV up regulates MMP-7 release and activation, leading to neurotoxicity. The SNP -181A>G of MMP-7 is known to have functional effects on its promoter activity. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the association of variants of MMP-7 -181A>G gene in HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND)....
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