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Review
. 2008 Jul;173(1):25-9.
doi: 10.2353/ajpath.2008.080389.

YKL-40: a candidate biomarker for simian immunodeficiency virus and human immunodeficiency virus encephalitis?

Dennis L Kolson  1
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Review

YKL-40: a candidate biomarker for simian immunodeficiency virus and human immunodeficiency virus encephalitis?

Dennis L Kolson. Am J Pathol. 2008 Jul.

Abstract

This Commentary explores the possible role for YKL-40, a secreted mammalian chitinase-like protein, as a predictive biomarker for SIV encephalitis (SIVE) and HIV encephalitis (HIVE).

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