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Chemokine receptor allelic polymorphisms: relationships to HIV resistance and disease progression.
Seminars in immunology - 1 Jun 1998
Paxton W A, Kang S
Abstract excerpt
It is now well established that an array of CC and CXC chemokine receptors, in association with the CD4 molecule, can interact with the HIV-1 gp120 protein to facilitate viral fusion. A 32bp deletion in the CC chemokine receptor CCR5, the major M-tropic viral co-receptor, provides considerable protection against HIV-1 transmission and has been associated with a delay in disease progression. The effects of the...
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