A CCL5 Haplotype Is Associated with Low Seropositivity Rate of HCV Infection in People Who Inject Drugs

Kristi Huik; Radko Avi; Merit Pauskar; Eveli Kallas; Ene-Ly Jõgeda; Tõnis Karki; Kristi Rüütel; Ave Talu; Katri Abel-Ollo; Anneli Uusküla; Andrew Carrillo; Sunil K. Ahuja; Weijing He; Irja Lutsar

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0156850

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A CCL5 Haplotype Is Associated with Low Seropositivity Rate of HCV Infection in People Who Inject Drugs

Kristi Huik ,

* E-mail: kristi.huik@ut.ee

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu 50411, Estonia
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Radko Avi,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu 50411, Estonia
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Merit Pauskar,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu 50411, Estonia
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Eveli Kallas,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu 50411, Estonia
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Ene-Ly Jõgeda,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu 50411, Estonia
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Tõnis Karki,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu 50411, Estonia
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Kristi Rüütel,

Affiliation National Institute for Health Development, Tallinn 11619, Estonia
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Ave Talu,

Affiliation Institute of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of Tartu, Tartu 50411, Estonia
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Katri Abel-Ollo,

Affiliation National Institute for Health Development, Tallinn 11619, Estonia
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Anneli Uusküla,

Affiliation Institute of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of Tartu, Tartu 50411, Estonia
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Andrew Carrillo,

Affiliations Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78229–3900, United States of America, Veterans Administration Center for Personalized Medicine, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, Texas 78229, United States of America
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Sunil K. Ahuja,

Affiliations Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78229–3900, United States of America, Veterans Administration Center for Personalized Medicine, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, Texas 78229, United States of America
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Weijing He,

Affiliations Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78229–3900, United States of America, Veterans Administration Center for Personalized Medicine, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, Texas 78229, United States of America
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Irja Lutsar

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu 50411, Estonia
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A CCL5 Haplotype Is Associated with Low Seropositivity Rate of HCV Infection in People Who Inject Drugs

Kristi Huik,
Radko Avi,
Merit Pauskar,
Eveli Kallas,
Ene-Ly Jõgeda,
Tõnis Karki,
Kristi Rüütel,
Ave Talu,
Katri Abel-Ollo,
Anneli Uusküla

Published: June 15, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0156850

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