Distribution of the mutated Δ32 allele of the CCR5 gene in a Sicilian population

International Journal of Immunogenetics

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 193-198

  Sidoti, Antonella ^a,b   D'Angelo, R ^a   Rinaldi, C ^a   De Luca, G ^a   Pino, F ^a   Salpietro, C ^b   Giunta, D E ^c   Saltalamacchia, F ^a   Amato, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^c Papardo Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CHEMOKINE; CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR; CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR CCR5; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; MACROPHAGE INFLAMMATORY PROTEIN 1ALPHA; MACROPHAGE INFLAMMATORY PROTEIN 1BETA; RANTES;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CCR5 GENE; COHORT ANALYSIS; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; ITALY; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALLELES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE FREQUENCY; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECEPTORS, CCR5; SICILY;

EID: 20044375577     PISSN: 17443121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-313X.2005.00507.x     Document Type: Article

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