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Downregulation of the CCR5 β-Chemokine Receptor and Inhibition of HIV-1 Infection by Stable VA1-Ribozyme Chimeric Transcripts
1 Aug 2000
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The CCR5 beta-chemokine receptor is the coreceptor for macrophage-tropic (M-tropic) strains of HIV-1 and appears to be the principal coreceptor during early stages of human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) infection. Approximately 1%-2% of the Western European Caucasian population is homozygous for a 32-bp deletion in the coding region of the CCR5 gene, rendering them less susceptible to HIV infection. These...
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