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Frequency of CCR5-Δ32, CCR2-64I and SDF1-3'A alleles in HIV-infected and uninfected patients in Istanbul, Turkey.
Journal of infection in developing countries - 31 Aug 2021
Köksal Muammer Osman, Akgül Baki, Beka Hayati, Çiftçi Sevgi, Keskin Fahriye, Eraksoy Haluk, Ağaçfidan Ali
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INTRODUCTION: Co-receptors involved in cell entry of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and mutations in genes encoding their ligands may play a role in the susceptibility to infection and resistance to the progression of the infection. The best studied mutations that can exist in these genes are the CCR5-Δ32, CCR2-64I and SDF1-3'A mutations. The frequency of these mutations vary from continent to continent...
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