2003
Genetic influence of CXCR6 chemokine receptor alleles on PCP-mediated AIDS progression among African Americans
Duggal P, An P, Beaty T, Strathdee S, Farzadegan H, Markham R, Johnson L, O'Brien S, Vlahov D, Winkler C. Genetic influence of CXCR6 chemokine receptor alleles on PCP-mediated AIDS progression among African Americans. Genes & Immunity 2003, 4: 245-250. PMID: 12761559, DOI: 10.1038/sj.gene.6363950.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPneumocystis carinii pneumoniaLate-stage HIV-1 infectionAfrican AmericansHIV-1 infectionMedian survival timeSIV infectionCarinii pneumoniaChemokine receptorsAIDS progressionPrimary coreceptorSurvival timeK polymorphismInitial infectionCXCR6Receptor allelesInfectionProgressionSingle nucleotide polymorphismsDeathK genotypesAIDSCoreceptorNucleotide polymorphismsGenetic influencesAllele frequencies
2000
Influence of CCR5 promoter haplotypes on AIDS progression in African–Americans
An P, Martin M, Nelson G, Carrington M, Smith M, Gong K, Vlahov D, O'Brien S, Winkler C. Influence of CCR5 promoter haplotypes on AIDS progression in African–Americans. AIDS 2000, 14: 2117-2122. PMID: 11061652, DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200009290-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCCR5 promoter haplotypesAIDS progressionSurvival analysisAfrican AmericansNatural history cohort studyPromoter haplotypesRate of progressionPromoter variantsCohort studyCCR5 alleleRapid progressionCaucasian cohortProgressionCaucasiansComplete linkage disequilibriumCCR2AIDSUnidentified polymorphismsRacial groupsLinkage disequilibriumSeroconvertersCCR5CohortHaplotypes
1998
Genetic Acceleration of AIDS Progression by a Promoter Variant of CCR5
Martin M, Dean M, Smith M, Winkler C, Gerrard B, Michael N, Lee B, Doms R, Margolick J, Buchbinder S, Goedert J, O'Brien T, Hilgartner M, Vlahov D, O'Brien S, Carrington M. Genetic Acceleration of AIDS Progression by a Promoter Variant of CCR5. Science 1998, 282: 1907-1911. PMID: 9836644, DOI: 10.1126/science.282.5395.1907.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeAllelesChemokine CXCL12Chemokines, CXCCohort StudiesDisease ProgressionGenes, DominantGenes, RecessiveGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenotypeHaplotypesHeterozygoteHIV InfectionsHIV-1HomozygoteHumansPromoter Regions, GeneticProportional Hazards ModelsReceptors, CCR2Receptors, CCR5Receptors, ChemokineReceptors, CytokineRisk FactorsSurvival RateConceptsAIDS progressionCell-surface chemokine receptor moleculeCCR5 regulatory regionsChemokine receptor moleculesPercent of patientsAIDS disease progressionHIV-1 infectionCohort of peopleMacrophage-tropic strainsAIDS restriction genesDistinct regulatory influencesCCR2-64IPrincipal coreceptorImmunodeficiency syndromeCCR5-Delta32Genetic epidemiologic analysisDisease progressionHuman immunodeficiencySDF1-3'APromoter genotypeCCR5 geneInfected individualsEpidemiologic analysisHost factorsProgressionOpiates as potential cofactors in progression of HIV-1 infections to AIDS
Donahoe R, Vlahov D. Opiates as potential cofactors in progression of HIV-1 infections to AIDS. Journal Of Neuroimmunology 1998, 83: 77-87. PMID: 9610676, DOI: 10.1016/s0165-5728(97)00224-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 infectionEffects of opiatesOpiate useAIDS progressionEpidemiological studiesImmune processesCD4 T-cell countT-cell countsHIV-1 expressionHost protective responsesAssociation of AIDSOpiate exposureOpportunistic infectionsAIDS pathogenesisHIV-1Monkey modelOpiate abuseEpidemiological dataInfectious processClinical observationsProtective responseOpiatesInfectionAIDSDrug abuse