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    AIDS. 2008 Jul 31;22(12):1515-7.

    Single-nucleotide polymorphisms in human beta-defensin-1 gene in Mozambican HIV-1-infected women and correlation with virologic parameters.

    Baroncelli S, Ricci E, Andreotti M, Guidotti G, Germano P, Marazzi MC, Vella S, Palombi L, De Rossi A, Giuliano M.

    Department of Therapeutic Research and Medicines Evaluation, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy. silvia.baroncelli@iss.it

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    We analyzed single nucleotide polymorphisms in the 5'-untranslated region (-44C/G and -52G/A) of the beta-defensin-1 gene in 78 Mozambican HIV-1-infected mothers. We observed significantly lower levels of HIV-1 RNA in breast milk, but not in plasma, in women with the -52GG genotype versus women with the -52GA and -52AA genotypes, supporting the hypothesis that different expression of beta-defensins could have an impact on viral replication in breast milk.

    PMID: 18614876 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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