Blood Group Antigens C, Lub and P1 May Have a Role in HIV Infection in Africans

Modisa Sekhamo Motswaledi; Ishmael Kasvosve; Oluwafemi Omoniyi Oguntibeju

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0149883

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Blood Group Antigens C, Lub and P1 May Have a Role in HIV Infection in Africans

Modisa Sekhamo Motswaledi ,

* E-mail: modisa.motswaledi@mopipi.ub.bw

Affiliations Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana, Nutrition & Chronic Diseases Research Group, Oxidative Stress Research Centre, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health & Wellness Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa
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Ishmael Kasvosve,

Affiliation Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana
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Oluwafemi Omoniyi Oguntibeju

Affiliation Nutrition & Chronic Diseases Research Group, Oxidative Stress Research Centre, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health & Wellness Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa
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Blood Group Antigens C, Lub and P1 May Have a Role in HIV Infection in Africans

Modisa Sekhamo Motswaledi,
Ishmael Kasvosve,
Oluwafemi Omoniyi Oguntibeju

Published: February 22, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0149883

About the Authors

Modisa Sekhamo Motswaledi

* E-mail: modisa.motswaledi@mopipi.ub.bw

Affiliations Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana, Nutrition & Chronic Diseases Research Group, Oxidative Stress Research Centre, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health & Wellness Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa

Ishmael Kasvosve

Affiliation Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana

Oluwafemi Omoniyi Oguntibeju

Affiliation Nutrition & Chronic Diseases Research Group, Oxidative Stress Research Centre, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health & Wellness Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MM IK OO. Performed the experiments: MM. Analyzed the data: MM IK OO. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MM OO. Wrote the paper: MM IK OO.

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