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Effects of education, vaccination and treatment on HIV transmission in homosexuals with genetic heterogeneity.
Mathematical biosciences - 1 Feb 2004
Del Valle Sara, Morales Evangelista Arlene, Velasco Maria Cristina, Kribs-Zaleta Christopher M, Hsu Schmitz Shu-Fang
Abstract excerpt
Genetic studies report the existence of a mutant allele Delta32 of CCR5 chemokine receptor gene at high allele frequencies (approximately 10%) in Caucasian populations. The presence of this allele is believed to provide partial or full resistance to HIV. In this study, we look at the impact of ed...
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