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CCR5 genotype and resistance to vertical transmission of HIV-1.
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) - 1 Jul 1999
Philpott S, Burger H, Charbonneau T, Grimson R, Vermund S H, Visosky A, Nachman S, Kovacs A, Tropper P, Frey H, Weiser B
Abstract excerpt
A human gene has been identified that affects susceptibility to HIV-1 infection. The gene codes for CCR5, the coreceptor for macrophage-tropic strains of HIV-1. Individuals who are homozygous for a deleted, mutant form of the gene, delta32, display a high degree of natural resistance to sexual and parenteral transmission of HIV-1. To investigate whether delta32 plays a role in vertical transmission, we determined...
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