Genetic Variant Raises HIV Risk

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There's no doubt Africans have borne the brunt of the AIDS epidemic. Now researchers in London and Texas say it may have something to do with a single gene variant that could account for 11%, or about 2.5 million, of Africa's HIV cases.

Keywords: malaria AIDS epidemic AIDS genetics Africa coinfections HIV genetic variants