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SUBMITTER: Sun X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4659023 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sun Xin X Li Wei W Liu Wenzhen W Wang Rui R Li Qunhui Q Wu Hao H
International journal of clinical and experimental medicine 20150915 9
<h4>Background</h4>The tripartite interaction motif 5a (Trim5a) plays critical roles in restricting various kinds of retroviruses in different species. It has been shown that Trim5a could inhibit HIV-1 inhibition in vitro.<h4>Methods</h4>In this study, 16 SNPs of Trim5a gene were screened in 236 acutely HIV-infected patients (169 common type (CT) patients and 67 patients with rapid disease progression). In addition, they were screened in 162 chronically HIV-infected patients (147 common type pat ...[more]