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Identification of the CCR5-Delta32 HIV resistance allele and new mutations of the CCR5 gene in different Tunisian populations.
Human immunology - 1 Dec 2007
Jlizi Asma, Edouard Joanne, Fadhlaoui-Zid Karima, Frigi Sabah, Debré Patrice, Slim Amine, Theodorou Ioannis, El Gaaied Amel Ben Ammar, Carpentier Wassila
Abstract excerpt
Polymorphisms in some chemokine receptor genes are associated with susceptibility to and progression of human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) infection. Most mutations detected in the CC-chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) gene are specific to different populations. In this study, we focused on polymorphisms of the CCR5 coding region in three healthy populations from Tunisia, corresponding to a cosmopolitan population...
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