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Host genomic influences on HIV/AIDS

Stephen J O'Brien¹^* and Sher L Hendrickson²

* Corresponding author: Stephen J O'Brien lgdchief@gmail.com

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¹ Theodosius Dobzhansky Center for Genome Bioinformatics, 41A Sredniy Avenue, St Petersburg State University, St Petersburg, 199034, Russia

² Department of Biology, Shepherd University, P.O. Box 5000, Shepherdstown, West Virginia 25443-5000, USA

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Genome Biology 2013, 14:201 doi:10.1186/gb-2013-14-1-201

Published: 31 January 2013

Abstract

The AIDS era has seen multiple advances in the power of genetics research; scores of host genetic protective factors have been nominated and several have translated to the bedside. We discuss how genomics may inform HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and eradication.