The Case for Selection at CCR5-Δ32
The Case for Selection at CCR5-Δ32
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San Francisco, USA: Public Library of Science
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English
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San Francisco, USA: Public Library of Science
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The C-C chemokine receptor 5, 32 base-pair deletion
(CCR5-
Δ
32)
allele confers strong resistance to infection by the AIDS virus HIV. Previous studies have suggested that
CCR5-
Δ
32
arose within the past 1,000 y and rose to its present high frequency (5%–14%) in Europe as a result of strong positive selection, perhaps by suc...
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The Case for Selection at CCR5-Δ32
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_1275522
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_1275522
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1545-7885,1544-9173
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1545-7885
DOI
10.1371/journal.pbio.0030378
