@article {3557, title = {Association betweenTLR3 rs3775291 and resistance to HIV among highly exposed Caucasian intravenous drug users.}, journal = {Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases}, year = {2013}, month = {2013 Aug 17}, abstract = {TLR3 recognizes dsRNA and triggers immune responses against RNA and DNA viruses. A polymorphism in TLR3, rs3775291 (Leu412Phe), has been associated with the increased susceptibility to enteroviral myocarditis, protection against tick-borne encephalitis virus and HIV-1 infection. We investigated Caucasian intravenous drug users (IDUs) and blood donors in order to evaluate the associations between TLR3 genotypes and susceptibility to HIV infection.}, issn = {1567-7257}, doi = {10.1111/milq.12017}, author = {Huik, Kristi and Avi, Radko and Pauskar, Merit and Kallas, Eveli and J{\~o}geda, Ene-Ly and Karki, T{\~o}nis and Marsh, Kristina and Jarlais, Don Des and Uusk{\"u}la, Anneli and Lutsar, Irja} }