Association of a 3′ untranslated region polymorphism in proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 with HIV viral load and CD4 + levels in HIV/hepatitis C virus coinfected women

Objective:To assess variation in genes that regulate cholesterol metabolism in relation to the natural history of HIV infection.Design:Cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis of the Women's Interagency HIV Study.Methods:We examined 2050 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 19 genes known to r