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Association of a 3' untranslated region polymorphism in proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 with HIV viral load and CD4+ levels in HIV/hepatitis C virus coinfected women.
AIDS (London, England) - 28 Nov 2017
Kuniholm Mark H, Liang Hua, Anastos Kathryn, Gustafson Deborah, Kassaye Seble, Nowicki Marek, Sha Beverly E, Pawlowski Emilia J, Gange Stephen J, Aouizerat Bradley E, Pushkarsky Tatiana, Bukrinsky Michael I, Prasad Vinayaka R
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OBJECTIVE: To assess variation in genes that regulate cholesterol metabolism in relation to the natural history of HIV infection. DESIGN: Cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis of the Women's Interagency HIV Study. METHODS: We examined 2050 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 19 genes known to regulate cholesterol metabolism in relation to HIV viral load and CD4 T-cell levels in a multiracial cohort of...
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