Frequency of CCR5Δ32 in Brazilian populations

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 321-325

  Vargas, A E ^a   Marrero, A R ^a   Salzano, F M ^a   Bortolini, M C ^a   Chies, J A B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazilian population; CCR5; Chemokine receptors; Gene flow

Indexed keywords

CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR CCR5;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ALLELE; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CAUCASIAN; DNA FLANKING REGION; GENE DELETION; GENE FLOW; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC CORRELATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; NEGRO; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONAL APPEARANCE; PLESIOMORPHY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; RACE DIFFERENCE; SKIN COLOR; ETHNOLOGY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ALLELES; BRAZIL; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INDIANS, SOUTH AMERICAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECEPTORS, CCR5;

EID: 33644806183     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2006000300002     Document Type: Article

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