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Distribution of CCR2-64I and SDF1-3'A alleles and HIV status in 7 ethnic populations of Cameroon.
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) - 1 Sept 2005
Ma Liying, Marmor Michael, Zhong Ping, Ewane Leonard, Su Bing, Nyambi Phillipe
Abstract excerpt
Limited information is available on the prevalence among rural Africans of host genetic polymorphisms conferring resistance to HIV-1 infection or slowing HIV disease progression. We report the allelic frequencies of the AIDS-related polymorphisms CCR2-64I, SDF1-3'A, and CCR5-Delta32 in 321 volunteers from 7 ethnic groups in Cameroon. Allelic frequencies differed among the 7 ethnic groups, ranging from 10.8% to...
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