Article
Possible influence of the mutant CCR5 Allele on vertical transmission of HIV-1.
Journal of medical virology - 1 May 1998
Mandl C W, Aberle S W, Henkel J H, Puchhammer-Stöckl E, Heinz F X
Abstract excerpt
A possible correlation between the rate of vertical transmission of HIV-1 and the presence of the defective HIV co-receptor gene delta 32ccr5 in the chromosomes of infants born to HIV-positive mothers was assessed. The prevalence and genotypic distribution of the delta 32ccr5 gene were studied in...
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