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Host genetics influences HIV reservoir persistence, treatment outcomes and CCR5 expression in patients on long-term antiretroviral therapy in Ghana.
Frontiers in immunology - 1 Jan 2026
Appiah Peter Kwabena, Bonney Evelyn Yayra, Obirikorang Christian, Aboagye James Odame, Hanson Mildred Egyirba, Agomuo Samuel Kwame Sopuruchi, Effah Alfred, Annani-Akollor Max Efui, Kyei George Boateng
Abstract excerpt
Objective: This study investigated influence of cysteine-cysteine chemokines (CCR5, CCR5-59029A/G, CCR2), and stoma cell derived factor 1 (SDF1); as AIDS restriction genes (ARGs), on treatment outcomes among people with HIV (PWH) on long term antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Ghana. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 167 PWH and receiving ART in Accra, Ghana. Genomic DNA from PBMCs was used to...
Topics
- Humans
- Receptors, CCR5
- HIV Infections
- Ghana
- Male
- Female
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Adult
- HIV-1
- Genotype
- Treatment Outcome
