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In vivo evidence that the cannabinoid receptor 2-63 RR variant is associated with the acquisition and/or expansion of HIV infection.
HIV medicine - 1 Oct 2018
Sagnelli C, Uberti-Foppa C, Hasson H, Bellini G, Minichini C, Salpietro S, Messina E, Barbanotti D, Merli M, Punzo F, Coppola N, Lazzarin A, Sagnelli E, Rossi F
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to investigate whether the rs35761398 variants of the cannabinoid receptor 2 (CB2) gene may influence the acquisition of HIV infection and the clinical presentation of HIV/hepatitis C virus (HCV) coinfection. METHODS: We compared 166 HIV/HCV-coinfected patients with 186 HCV-monoinfected patients, all with biopsy-proven chronic hepatitis (using the Ishak scoring system), naïve...
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