The VNTR polymorphism of the CLEC4M gene and susceptibility to HIV-1 infection in Han Chinese population

Infection, Genetics and Evolution

Volumn 17, Issue , 2013, Pages 137-141

  Li, Hui ^a,b   Fu, Wei Ping ^c   Hong, Ze Hui ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL SCHOOL OF SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c KUNMING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

DC SIGNR; Genetic association; HIV 1; VNTR

Indexed keywords

C TYPE LECTIN DOMAIN FAMILY 4 MEMBER M; CD209 ANTIGEN; LECTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HEREDITY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL SEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

ADULT; ALLELES; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CHINA; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; LECTINS, C-TYPE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877351817     PISSN: 15671348     EISSN: 15677257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2013.04.007     Document Type: Article

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