Prevalence of mutant CCR5 allele in Slovenian HIV-1-infected and non-infected individuals.

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Prevalence of mutant CCR5 allele in Slovenian HIV-1-infected and non-infected individuals.

Acta virologica - 1 Feb 1998

Poljak M, Tomazic J, Seme K, Maticic M, Vidmar L

Abstract excerpt

A 32 bp deletion in the CCR5 gene designated CCR5 delta 32 has been identified recently as the cellular basis for resistance to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in some individuals which remained non-infected despite a repeated exposure to this virus. The prevalence of this deletion wa...

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Alleles
Female
HIV Infections
HIV-1
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Receptors, CCR5
Slovenia

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