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The frequency of CCR5Delta32 and CCR2-64I in southern Iranian normal population.
Immunology letters - 31 Jan 2005
Gharagozloo Marjan, Doroudchi Mehrnoosh, Farjadian Shirin, Pezeshki Abdul Mohammad, Ghaderi Abbas
Abstract excerpt
Host genetic control of HIV infection involves certain polymorphisms of some chemokine receptor genes that are associated with susceptibility and progression of HIV-1 infection. Recent data suggest that two important polymorphisms in CCR2 and CCR5 chemokine receptors, CCR5Delta32 and CCR2-64I, prevent HIV transmission and delay disease progression. In this study allele and haplotype frequencies of the CCR5Delta32...
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