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CCR5-Delta32 allele frequencies in Ashkenazi Jews.
Genetic testing - 1 Jan 2003
Lucotte G, Smets P
Abstract excerpt
This study was carried out to determine the 32-bp deletion allele frequencies in the CCR5 gene (CCR5-Delta32) in various populations of Jews of eastern European origin (Ashkenazi Jews). The total population sample (n = 351) represented Ashkenazi Jews originating from seven geographic groups in Europe. The overall frequency of the CCR5-Delta32 allele was elevated (13.7%), although some important differences in...
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