HLA-B*14 allele predicts HIV-1 mother-to-child-transmission, in Salvador, Brazil.

CONCLUSIONS: Expression of HLA-B*14 allele in children exposed to HIV-1 is predictive of vertical transmission and reinforces the important role of genetics in mother-to-child transmission.
PMID: 31112676 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Braz J Infect Dis - May 17, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Angulo JMC, Cuesta TAC, Menezes EP, Pedroso C, Brites C Tags: Braz J Infect Dis Source Type: research