2008-07-23Zeitschriftenartikel
CCR5Delta32 genotypes in a German HIV-1 seroconverter cohort and report of HIV-1 infection in a CCR5Delta32 homozygous individual
Oh, Djin-Ye; Jessen, Heiko; Kücherer, Claudia; Neumann, Konrad; Oh, Nari; Poggensee, Gabriele; Bartmeyer, Barbara; Jessen, Arne; Pruss, Axel; Schumann, Ralf R.; Hamouda, Osamah
Background: Homozygosity (Δ32/Δ32) for the 32 bp deletion in the chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) gene is associated with strong resistance against HIV infection. Heterozygosity is associated with protection of HIV-1 disease ...
