Absence of the Δccr5 mutation in indigenous populations of the Brazilian Amazon

Human Genetics

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 442-443

  Leboute, Ana P M ^a   De Carvalho, Mônica W P ^b   Simões, Aguinaldo L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR; CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR CCR5;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; ETHNIC GROUP; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFECTION RESISTANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR GENE; ALLELE; AMERICAN INDIAN; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EUROPE; GENE DELETION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MIGRATION;

ALLELES; BRAZIL; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; EUROPE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GENE FREQUENCY; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; INDIANS, SOUTH AMERICAN; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, CCR5; SEQUENCE DELETION;

EID: 0032585963     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004390051128     Document Type: Article

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