Article
Distribution of CCR5-Delta32, CCR2-64I, and SDF1-3'A host genetic factors in HIV-infected and uninfected individuals in Luanda, Angola.
AIDS research and therapy - 24 May 2025
Sebastião Cruz S, Pimentel Victor, Jandondo Domingos, Sebastião Joana M K, Sacomboio Euclides, Pingarilho Marta, Brito Miguel, Cassinela Edson Kuatelela, de Vasconcelos Jocelyne Neto, Abecasis Ana B, Morais Joana
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The HIV/AIDS pandemic remains a public health concern. Studies on host genetic polymorphisms that confer resistance to HIV-1 infection or delay HIV disease progression are scarce in African countries. Herein, we investigate the proportion of the mutated phenotype of the AIDS-related polymorphisms CCR5-Delta32, CCR2-64I, and SDF1-3'A in HIV-infected and uninfected individuals in Luanda, the capital of...
Topics
- Humans
- Receptors, CCR2
- Receptors, CCR5
- Chemokine CXCL12
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Male
- HIV Infections
- Female
- Adult
- Angola
