The Δccr-5 Mutation in the CCR-5 Chemokine Receptor Gene Conferring Resistance to Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1: Frequency in Kuwait

Alexander Voevodin,Elena Samilchuk,Suhaila Dashti

The Δccr-5 Mutation in the CCR-5 Chemokine Receptor Gene Conferring Resistance to Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1: Frequency in Kuwait

1998

Alexander Voevodin
Elena Samilchuk
Suhaila Dashti

Objective: The homozygous deletion of 32 nucleotides in the CCR-5 gene (Δccr-5) confers resistance to macrophage-tropic HIV-1. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency o

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Immunodeficiency
Virus
Chemokine Receptor Gene
Chemokine receptor CCR5
Mutation
Virology
Resistance mutation
Chemokine receptor
Allele frequency
Genetics
Biology
Nucleotide
Gene
Polymerase chain reaction

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