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Genetic variation of MMP-2(-735 C>T) and MMP-9(-1562 C>T) gene in risk of development of HAND and severity of HAND.
The journal of gene medicine - 1 Sept 2016
Singh HariOm, Marathe Shruti D, Nema Vijay, Ghate Manisha V, Gangakhedkar Raman R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Astrocytes are susceptible to HIV-1 infection. Neurocognitive dysfunction has also been associated with the toxicity of certain antiretroviral drugs. HIV-1 induced neurological toxicity has been associated with deficiency of matrix metalloproteinases. Therefore, we evaluated the association of MMP-2(-735C > T) and MMP-9(-1562C > T) polymorphisms with respect to the susceptibility of developing...
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