The Influence of CCL3L1 Gene-Containing Segmental Duplications on HIV-1/AIDS Susceptibility

…, RA Clark, SA Anderson, RJ O'connell, BK Agan… - Science, 2005 - science.org
Segmental duplications in the human genome are selectively enriched for genes involved in
immunity, although the phenotypic consequences for host defense are unknown. We show …

Comparisons of causes of death and mortality rates among HIV-infected persons: analysis of the pre-, early, and late HAART (highly active antiretroviral therapy) eras

…, RH Riffenburgh, S Wegner, BK Agan… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Methods: Comparisons of death-related variables during the 3 eras were performed. Results:
The number of deaths declined over the study period, with 987 deaths in the pre-HAART …

Laboratory diagnosis of Bartonella infections

BK Agan, MJ Dolan - Clinics in laboratory medicine, 2002 - labmed.theclinics.com
Human infections due to Bartonella species have been recognized since pre-Colombian
times. Depictions of the cutaneous phase of infection with Bartonella bacilliformis, called …

Clinical outcomes of elite controllers, viremic controllers, and long-term nonprogressors in the US Department of Defense HIV natural history study

…, V Barthel, G Quinnan, BK Agan… - The Journal of …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Durable control of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) replication and lack of disease
progression in the absence of antiretroviral therapy were studied in a military cohort of 4586 …

Trends in the incidence of cancers among HIV-infected persons and the impact of antiretroviral therapy: a 20-year cohort study

…, A Ganesan, RV Barthel, S Fraser, BK Agan… - Aids, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To describe trends in incidence rates of AIDS-defining cancers (ADCs) and non-AIDS-defining
cancers (NADCs) during the HIV epidemic and to evaluate predictors, …

SARS-CoV-2 BA. 1 variant is neutralized by vaccine booster–elicited serum but evades most convalescent serum and therapeutic antibodies

…, R Vassell, NJ Epsi, AC Fries, BK Agan… - Science Translational …, 2022 - science.org
The rapid spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) along with its high number of mutations in the spike gene …

[HTML][HTML] Increasing rates of obesity among HIV-infected persons during the HIV epidemic

…, A Weintrob, RV Barthel, S Fraser, BK Agan… - Plos one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background The prevalence and factors associated with overweight/obesity among human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected persons are unknown. Methods We evaluated …

Incidence and risk factors for the occurrence of non‐AIDS‐defining cancers among human immunodeficiency virus‐infected individuals

…, MR Wallace, K Spooner, DL Blazes, BK Agan… - Cancer, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to determine the rates and predictors of non‐AIDS‐defining
cancers (NADCs) among a cohort of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)‐…

Anal cancers among HIV-infected persons: HAART is not slowing rising incidence

…, A Ganesan, A Weintrob, RV Barthel, BK Agan… - Aids, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To evaluate the incidence rates of anal cancer over the HIV epidemic and assess
the impact of HAART use on anal cancer events. Methods: We evaluated the incidence of …

Apolipoprotein (apo) E4 enhances HIV-1 cell entry in vitro, and the APOE ε4/ε4 genotype accelerates HIV disease progression

TD Burt, BK Agan, VC Marconi, W He… - Proceedings of the …, 2008 - National Acad Sciences
Originally recognized for their role in lipoprotein metabolism and cardiovascular disease,
apolipoprotein (apo) E isoforms (apoE2, apoE3, and apoE4) have also been implicated to play …