CD4 intragenic SNPs associate with HIV-2 plasma viral load and CD4 count in a community-based study from Guinea-Bissau, West Africa.

OBJECTIVES: The human genetics of HIV-2 infection and disease progression is understudied. Therefore, we studied the effect of variation in 2 genes that encode products critical to HIV pathogenesis and disease progression: CD4 and CD209. DESIGN: This cross-sectional study consisted of 143 HIV-2, 30...

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Main Authors: Hennig, B, Velez-Edwards, DR, Schim van der Loeff, M, Bisseye, C, Edwards, T, Tacconelli, A, Novelli, G, Aaby, P, Kaye, S, Scott, W, Jaye, A, Whittle, H, Williams, S, Hill, A, Sirugo, G
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2011