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Are polymorphic markers within the alpha-1-antitrypsin gene associated with risk of human immunodeficiency virus disease?
Abstract
We sought to determine whether variants of the human alpha-1-antitrypsin (AAT) gene, also known as ""PI,"" or ""SERPINA1,"" are associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in 2 African-based populations from HIV-pandemic sub-Saharan Africa. Eleven commonly occurring African-associated polymorphic markers in the coding and intronic regions of the AAT gene were analyzed via denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis. A significant association between HIV-1 infection and the presence of an allelic variant was observed in the case of the M2 and A332A haplotypes, thus presenting AAT as a potentially novel HIV-1 susceptibility locus.
| Type | Journal |
|---|---|
| ISBN | 0022-1899 (Print) |
| Authors | Hayes, V. M.;Gardiner-Garden, M. : |
| Publisher Name | JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES |
| Published Date | 2003-01-01 |
| Published Volume | 188 |
| Published Issue | 8 |
| Published Pages | 1205-8 |
| Status | Published in-print |
| URL link to publisher's version | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=14551891 |