Copy number variation of KIR genes influences HIV-1 control.

Copy number variation of KIR genes influences HIV-1 control.

A genome-wide screen for large structural variants showed that a copy number variant (CNV) in the region encoding killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR) associates with HIV-1 control as measured by plasma viral load at set point in individuals of European ancestry. This CNV encompasses the...

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Main Authors: Kimberly Pelak, Anna C Need, Jacques Fellay, Kevin V Shianna, Sheng Feng, Thomas J Urban, Dongliang Ge, Andrea De Luca, Javier Martinez-Picado, Steven M Wolinsky, Jeremy J Martinson, Beth D Jamieson, Jay H Bream, Maureen P Martin, Persephone Borrow, Norman L Letvin, Andrew J McMichael, Barton F Haynes, Amalio Telenti, Mary Carrington, David B Goldstein, Galit Alter, NIAID Center for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Immunology
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011
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Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/a88a6a17ab4c48cbaa44f406101588bf
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