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The CCR5Δ32 allele is not a major predisposing factor for severe H1N1pdm09 infection.
BMC research notes - 7 Aug 2014
Sironi Manuela, Cagliani Rachele, Pontremoli Chiara, Rossi Marianna, Migliorino Guglielmo, Clerici Mario, Gori Andrea
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Host genetic factors are thought to modulated the severity of disease caused by infection with the 2009 H1N1 pandemic influenza virus (H1N1pdm09). The human CCR5 gene encodes a cytokine receptor important for cell-mediated immune response against H1N1pdm09. A 32-bp polymorphic deletion in the coding sequence of CCR5, the so-called CCR5Δ32 allele, segregates in populations of European ancestry with a...
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