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A human immunodeficiency virus type 1 isolate from an infected person homozygous for CCR5Delta32 exhibits dual tropism by infecting macrophages and MT2 cells via CXCR4.
Journal of virology - 1 Apr 2002
Naif Hassan M, Cunningham Anthony L, Alali Mohammed, Li Shan, Nasr Najla, Buhler Marc M, Schols Dominique, de Clercq Erik, Stewart Graeme
Abstract excerpt
The mechanisms of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection of a man (VH) homozygous for the CCR5Delta32 mutation were investigated, and coreceptors other than CCR5 used by HIV type 1 (HIV-1) isolated from this individual were identified. In contrast to previous reports, this individual's rate of disease progression was not accelerated. Homozygosity for CCR5Delta32 mutation was demonstrated by PCR and DNA...
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