Article
Frequency of CCR5-Delta32 deletion in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in healthy blood donors, HIV-1-exposed seronegative and HIV-1-seropositive individuals of southern Brazilian population.
International journal of molecular medicine - 1 Nov 2008
Reiche Edna Maria Vissoci, Ehara Watanabe Maria Angelica, Bonametti Ana Maria, Morimoto Helena Kaminami, Akira Morimoto Arilson, Wiechmann Susana Lílian, Matsuo Tiemi, Carvalho De Oliveira Jaqueline, Vissoci Reiche Fernando
Abstract excerpt
The frequency of CCR5-Delta32 allele in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection in the southern Brazilian population was determined in a cross-sectional study carried out from October 2001 to June 2004. Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood cells of 134 healthy blood donors, 145 HIV-1-exposed seronegative individuals, 152 HIV-1-seropositive asymptomatic individuals, and 478...
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