CCR2-64I allele and genotype association with delayed AIDS progression in African women

CCR2-64I allele and genotype association with delayed AIDS progression in African women

Delayed AIDS progression has been identified as resulting from polymorphisms in certain genes. Anzala et al report research on these polymorphisms in a cohort of African commercial sex workers in Nairobi Kenya.

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Published in:The Lancet (British edition) Vol. 351; no. 9116; pp. 1632 - 1633
Main Authors: Anzala, AO, Ball, TB, Rostron, T, Os'Brien, SJ, Plummer, FA, Rowland-Jones, SL
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: London Elsevier Ltd 30-05-1998
Lancet
Elsevier Limited
Subjects:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
AIDS
Biological and medical sciences
Genes
Human viral diseases
Infectious diseases
Medical research
Medical sciences
Mutation
Viral diseases
Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids
Africa
Nairobi Kenya
Kenya
Human
Immunopathology
Deleterious allele
Prevalence
HIV-1 virus
Retroviridae
Genotype
AIDS
Genetic determinism
Immune deficiency
Lentivirus
Infection
Virus
Viral disease
Cohort study
Female
Human immunodeficiency virus
Polymorphism
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Summary:Delayed AIDS progression has been identified as resulting from polymorphisms in certain genes. Anzala et al report research on these polymorphisms in a cohort of African commercial sex workers in Nairobi Kenya.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(05)77688-1