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CCR5-Δ32 gene variant frequency in the Nigerian and Zimbabwean populations living in North Cyprus.
African health sciences - 1 Mar 2022
Ndikom Basil Chukwuebuka, Ergoren Mahmut Cerkez, Sayan Murat, Mocan Gamze, Fahrioğlu Umut
Abstract excerpt
Background: The cystine-cystine chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) is the primary HIV co-receptor involved in the viral entry process into human cells. The 32 bp deletion variant within the CCR5 gene (CCR5-Δ32) plays a very important role in viral recognition and progression of AIDS. Objective: The current study was aimed at evaluating the CCR5-Δ32 gene variation frequency in Nigerian and Zimbabwean populations residing...
Topics
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Cyprus
- Cystine
- Gene Frequency
- Genetics, Population
- Genotype
- HIV Infections
- Humans
- Nigeria
- Receptors, CCR5
- Zimbabwe
