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Lactotransferrin gene functional polymorphisms do not influence susceptibility to human immunodeficiency virus-1 mother-to-child transmission in different ethnic groups

Lactotransferrin, also known as lactoferrin, is an iron binding glycoprotein that displays antiviral activity against many different infectious agents, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1. Lactotransferrin is present in the breast milk and in the female genitourinary mucosa and it has bee...

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Autores principales: Zupin, Luisa, Polesello, Vania, Coelho, Antonio Victor Campos, Boniotto, Michele, Arraes, Luiz Claudio, Segat, Ludovica, Crovella, Sergio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4489453/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25946246
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0074-02760140447