Human platelets antigens influence the viral load of platelets after the interaction of the platelets with HCV and HIV in vitro

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: In this study, we evaluated hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) - platelet interactions in vitro as well as human platelets antigen (HPA) polymorphisms. METHODS: Platelets were obtained from 100 healthy HPA-genotyped volunteer donors and incubat...

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Main Authors: Rejane Maria Tommasini Grotto, Natália Mirele Cantão, Juliana Lara Padovani, Lenice do Rosário de Souza, Giovanni Faria Silva, Adriana Camargo Ferrasi, Maria Inês de Moura Campos Pardini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822016000400491&lng=en&tlng=en