Prevalence of common vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms in HIV-infected and uninfected South Africans.

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Published in Int J Mol Epidemiol Genet on March 23, 2016

Authors

Lynne McNamara1, Simbarashe Takuva2, Tobias Chirwa3, Patrick MacPhail1

Author Affiliations

1: Clinical HIV Research Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of The Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa.
2: Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of The Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa.
3: School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of The Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa.

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