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Distribution of CCR5-Delta 32 and CCR2-64I alleles in an Argentine Amerindian population.
Tissue antigens - 1 Aug 2001
Mangano A, Theiler G, Sala L, Capucchio M, Fainboim L, Sen L
Abstract excerpt
In order to evaluate the frequency distributions of CCR5-Delta 32 and CCR2-64I polymorphisms in an Amerindian population, we tested a total of 42 Chiriguanos individuals that are aboriginal inhabitants of the north west of Argentina. Only one carried the CCR5-Delta 32 allele (0.0238), while 17 out of 35 carried the CCR2-64I mutation, including one homozygous for the mutated allele (0.2571). Although the cohort...
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