Article
Protective effect of CCR5-Δ32 against HIV infection by the heterosexual mode of transmission in a Polish population.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Jan 2013
Zwolińska Katarzyna, Knysz Brygida, Rybka Katarzyna, Pazgan-Simon Monika, Gąsiorowski Jacek, Sobczyński Maciej, Gładysz Andrzej, Piasecki Egbert
Abstract excerpt
Effects of chemokine receptor alleles (CCR5-Δ32 and CCR2-64I) on susceptibility to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection were studied in a Polish population. The CCR5 and CCR2 genotypes were determined for 311 healthy, HIV-negative individuals (control group), 121 exposed to HIV infection but uninfected (EU group), and 470 HIV-positive patients. The frequency of the alleles in the control group was...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Aged
- Alleles
- Case-Control Studies
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Disease Susceptibility
- Female
- Gene Frequency
