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Identification and frequency of CCR5Δ32/Δ32 HIV-resistant cord blood units from Houston area hospitals.
HIV medicine - 1 Sept 2011
Gonzalez G, Park Ss, Chen Dw, Armitage S, Shpall Ej, Behringer Rr
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: The use of umbilical cord blood (CB) that is genetically resistant to HIV infection has been proposed as a novel stem cell therapy for the treatment of patients with AIDS. These genetically unique CB units (CBUs) should be present in public CB banks at a predicted frequency. METHODS: The chemokine (C-C motif) receptor 5 (CCR5) genotypes of CBUs donated to the M. D. Anderson CB Bank by four Houston...
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