<title language="por">Study of the CCR5-m303 mutation in three different ethnic groups from Brazil

The main coreceptor gene involved in HIV-1 infection is CCR5 beta chemokine receptor gene for which several mutations have been described, some of which have correlated with HIV-1 infection, acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), or both. Deletion of 32bp in the CCR5 gene (delta32) has been sho...

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Main Authors: Rogério Grimaldi, Angelina Xavier Acosta, Fernando Cézar Cabral-Oliveira, Carlos Brites, Bernardo Galvão-Castro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2005-01-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572005000200006