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Contribution of the CCR5 and MBL genes to susceptibility to HIV type 1 infection in the Finnish population.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 20 May 1998
Pastinen T, Liitsola K, Niini P, Salminen M, Syvänen A C
Abstract excerpt
Homozygosity for a variant of a chemokine receptor gene (CCR5) has been shown to protect from HIV-1 infection. Variants of the mannose-binding lectin (MBL) gene have been suggested to predispose to HIV-1 infection. These genetic variants and their possible role in susceptibility to HIV-1 infection were studied in sample material from more than 300 Finnish HIV-infected and control individuals. The genotyping was...
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