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HLA-DQB*0402/DRBI*08 alleles risk factors for neurological OI in HIV disease
Published in AIDS Weekly, July 11th, 2005
"A total of 220 individuals were included in this study, 112 HIV-seronegative healthy individuals and 108 HIV-1-infected patients involving: 18 AIDS patients with Toxoplasmic encephalitis (AIDS-TE), 49 AIDS patients without TE, and 41 asymptomatic patients, were genotyping for DR and DQ loci by molecular biology techniques. Fisher's Exact test was used for statistical analysis," investigators in Argentina report.
"HLA-DQB*0402 and DRBI*08 alleles were associated with a high risk to develop opportunistic infections with...
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Source: AIDS Weekly (2005-07-11)
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