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Distribution of the CCR5 gene 32-base pair deletion and CCR5 expression in Chinese minorities.
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) - 1 Feb 2003
Feng Tao, Ni Anping, Yang Guocui, Galvin Shannon R, Hoffman Irving F, Cohen Myron S
Abstract excerpt
China has an ethnically diverse population. Genetic differences may contribute to disparities in the efficiency of HIV transmission. To further characterize this risk, we examined the HIV-related genetic diversity in the predominant Han Chinese and in six minority groups. We searched for the delta32-CCR5 mutation, a common cause of relative HIV resistance in the white population. In addition, CCR5 receptor...
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