Polymorphisms in the MBL2 promoter correlated with risk of HIV-1 vertical transmission and AIDS progression

Genes and Immunity

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 346-348

  Boniotto, M ^a   Crovella, S ^a   Pirulli, D ^a   Scarlatti, G ^b   Spano A ^a   Vatta, L ^a   Zezlina, S ^a   Tovo, P A ^c   Palomba, E ^c   Amoroso, A ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c REGINA MARGHERITA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH IRCCS BURLO GAROFOLO   (Italy)

Author keywords

AIDS progression; HIV 1 infection; Mannose binding protein; MBL2; Promoter region

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

CARRIER PROTEIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; MANNOSE BINDING LECTIN; MBL2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; PRIMER DNA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NEWBORN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PROMOTER REGION; RISK FACTOR;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BASE SEQUENCE; CARRIER PROTEINS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; DNA PRIMERS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MANNOSE-BINDING LECTIN; MANNOSE-BINDING LECTINS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0034208251     PISSN: 14664879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.gene.6363685     Document Type: Article

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