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Host Factor Predictors in Long-term Nonprogressors HIV-1 Infected with Distinct Viral Clades.
Current HIV research - 1 Jan 2017
Dos Santos Jucelia Stadinicki, de Almeida Sergio Monteiro, Ferreira Guilherme Silveira, Bordignon Juliano, Maia Teixeira Sylvia Lopes, Martins Lima Alberto Cardoso, Raboni Sonia Mara
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: HIV-1+ long-term nonprogressors (LTNPs) maintain natural control of viral infection. This study sought to identify and characterize HIV- LTNPs series case, regarding the presence of possible host factors that may be associated with this status. METHODS: We evaluated the plasma levels of IP-10/IL-8 chemokines, HLA-B alleles, and IL28B rs12979860 polymorphism in 24 LTNPs who presented with infection by...
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