Article
The Frequency of CCR5del32 Mutation in Populations of Russians, Tatars and Bashkirs of Chelyabinsk Region, Russia.
Archivum immunologiae et therapiae experimentalis - 1 Dec 2016
Govorovskaya Irina, Khromova Elena, Suslova Tatiana, Alexeev Leonid, Kofiadi Ilya
Abstract excerpt
The distribution of genetic variants associated with natural resistance to viral infections can vary among human ethnic groups due to evolutionary factors, defining the different epidemiologic background of world populations. The polymorphisms, defining the natural resistance to HIV-infection and the rate of progression up to AIDS, are very important since epidemic is still on rise. We have studied the...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Alleles
- Bone Marrow
- Disease Resistance
- Female
- Gene Deletion
- Gene Frequency
- Genotype
- HIV Infections
- Heterozygote
