High frequency of the HIV-1 protective CCR5 Δ32 deletion in native Estonians

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1107-1109

  Kalev, I ^a   Mikelsaar, A V ^a   Beckman, L ^b   Tasa, G ^a   Parlist P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

CCR5 gene; Estonians; Genetic polymorphism; Human CC chemokine receptor 5; Population study

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ESTONIA; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BASE SEQUENCE; ESTONIA; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS, POPULATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RECEPTORS, CCR5;

EID: 0034436621     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010829816334     Document Type: Article

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