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CCR5Δ32 in Brazil: Impacts of a European Genetic Variant on a Highly Admixed Population.
Frontiers in immunology - 1 Jan 2021
Kulmann-Leal Bruna, Ellwanger Joel Henrique, Chies José Artur Bogo
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The genetic background of Brazilians encompasses Amerindian, African, and European components as a result of the colonization of an already Amerindian inhabited region by Europeans, associated to a massive influx of Africans. Other migratory flows introduced into the Brazilian population genetic components from Asia and the Middle East. Currently, Brazil has a highly admixed population and, therefore, the study...
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