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Lack of protection from HIV infection by the mutant HIV coreceptor CCR5 in intravenously HIV infected hemophilia patients.
Immunobiology - 1 Feb 1998
Malo A, Rommel F, Bogner J, Gruber R, Schramm W, Goebel F D, Riethmüller G, Wank R
Abstract excerpt
The CCR5 chemokine receptor is an important coreceptor for macrophage-tropic HIV strains. Homozygous carriers of the mutated CCR5 receptor with a 32 bp deletion (delta 32-CCR5) are highly protected against HIV infection. A protective effect has also been described for heterozygous individuals car...
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