Zidovudine Exposure in HIV-1 Infected Tanzanian Women Increases Mitochondrial DNA Levels in Placenta and Umbilical Cords

Andrea Kunz; Nicole von Wurmb-Schwark; Julius Sewangi; Judith Ziske; Inga Lau; Paulina Mbezi; Stefanie Theuring; Andrea Hauser; Festo Dugange; Angela Katerna; Gundel Harms

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0041637

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Zidovudine Exposure in HIV-1 Infected Tanzanian Women Increases Mitochondrial DNA Levels in Placenta and Umbilical Cords

Andrea Kunz,

Affiliation Institute of Tropical Medicine and International Health, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Nicole von Wurmb-Schwark,

Affiliation Institute of Legal Medicine, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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Julius Sewangi,

Affiliation Regional AIDS Control Program Mbeya Region, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Mbeya, Tanzania
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Judith Ziske,

Affiliation Institute of Tropical Medicine and International Health, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Inga Lau,

Affiliation Institute of Tropical Medicine and International Health, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Paulina Mbezi,

Affiliation PMTCT Program Mbeya Region, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Mbeya, Tanzania
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Stefanie Theuring ,

* E-mail: stefanie.theuring@charite.de

Affiliation Institute of Tropical Medicine and International Health, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Andrea Hauser,

Affiliations Institute of Tropical Medicine and International Health, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Center for HIV and Retrovirology, Robert Koch Institut, Berlin, Germany
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Festo Dugange,

Affiliation Kyela District Hospital, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Kyela District, Tanzania
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Angela Katerna,

Affiliation Institute of Legal Medicine, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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Gundel Harms

Affiliation Institute of Tropical Medicine and International Health, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Zidovudine Exposure in HIV-1 Infected Tanzanian Women Increases Mitochondrial DNA Levels in Placenta and Umbilical Cords

Andrea Kunz,
Nicole von Wurmb-Schwark,
Julius Sewangi,
Judith Ziske,
Inga Lau,
Paulina Mbezi,
Stefanie Theuring,
Andrea Hauser,
Festo Dugange,
Angela Katerna

Published: July 27, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0041637

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