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Association of NR1I2 gene polymorphisms and time of progression to AIDS.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Apr 2017
Medeiros Rúbia Marília de, Menti Carolina Fialho, Benelli Jéssica Louise, Matte Maria Cristina Cotta, Melo Marineide Gonçalves de, Almeida Sabrina Esteves de Matos, Fiegenbaum Marilu
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BACKGROUND: The time of progression towards AIDS can vary greatly among seropositive patients, and may be associated with host genetic variation. The NR1I2 (PXR) gene, a ligand-activated transcription factor, regulates the transcription immune pathway genes and can therefore be targets of viral replication mechanisms influencing time of progression to AIDS. OBJECTIVE: To verify the association of single...
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