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Role of the CCR5 delta 32 allele in resistance to HIV-1 infection in west Africa.
Journal of human virology - 1 Jan 2000
Kokkotou E, Philippon V, Guèye-Ndiaye A, Mboup S, Wang W K, Essex M, Kanki P
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency of the mutant CCR5 delta 32 allele in high-risk HIV-seronegative Africans as compared with the general African population, and to assess its in vitro protective efficacy against HIV-1 infection. STUDY DESIGN: In the homozygous form, the CCR5 delta 32 allele confers resistance to macrophage-tropic (M-tropic) strains of HIV-1. Assuming that genetic characteristics favoring HIV...
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