HIV/AIDS Genetics
Reports outline HIV/AIDS genetics research from University of Illinois, Department of Medicine
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, March 8th, 2010
Fresh data on HIV/AIDS are presented in the report 'Hepatitis C and the risk of kidney disease and mortality in veterans with HIV.' In this recent report, researchers in the United States conducted a study "To examine the effect of hepatitis C virus (HCV) on the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) among veterans with HIV and to evaluate independent associations of HCV and CKD with mortality. We studied a national cohort of HIV-infected patients receiving care through the Veterans Healthcare Administration from 1998 to 2004."
"CKD was defined as an estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)] <60. Poisson regression was used to assess...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2010-03-08)
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