A1AT polymorphisms may be associated with clinical characteristics of retrovirus infections in a mixed ethnic population from the Brazilian Amazon region

Objectives: This study investigated the association of alpha-1-antrypsin deficiency (A1AT; S and Z polymorphisms) with HIV-1 and HTLV-1 infection. Methods: Blood samples from 201 HIV-1-infected and 115 HTLV-1-infected individuals were examined and compared with those from 300 healthy controls. Genot...

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Main Authors: Thalita Camêlo da Silva Ferreira, Maria Alice Freitas Queiroz, Gustavo Adolfo Argañaraz, Ricardo Ishak, Antonio Carlos Rosário Vallinoto, Enrique Roberto Argañaraz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-12-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971217302539

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