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Higher iron stores and the HFE 187C>G variant delay onset of peripheral neuropathy during combination antiretroviral therapy.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2020
Kallianpur Asha R, Wen Wanqing, Erwin Angelika L, Clifford David B, Hulgan Todd, Robbins Gregory K
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: People with HIV (PWH) continue to experience sensory neuropathy and neuropathic pain in the combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) era for unclear reasons. This study evaluated the role of iron in a previously reported association of iron-loading hemochromatosis (HFE) gene variants with reduced risk of neuropathy in PWH who received more neurotoxic cART, since an iron-related mechanism also might be...
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