Human milk galectin-3 binding protein and breast-feeding-associated HIV transmission

Christina S Chan1, Hae-Young Kim, Chloe Autran

  • 1From the *Divisions of Neonatology and Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, CA; †Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, and Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; ‡Lusaka District Health Management Team; §University Teaching Hospital, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia; ¶Center for International Health & Development, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA; and ‖Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.

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