Frequency of polymorphisms of genes coding for HIV-1 co-receptors CCR5 and CCR2 in a Brazilian population

Entry of human immunodeficiency type 1 virus (HIV-1) into target cells requires both CD4and one of the chemokine receptors. Viruses predominantly use one, or occasionally both, of the major co-receptors CCR5 and CXCR4, although other receptors, including CCR2B and CCR3, function as minor co-receptor...

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Main Authors: Patrícia Munerato, Maria Lúcia Azevedo, Maria Cecília Araripe Sucupira, Regina Pardini, Gedson Humberto Novaes Pinto, Márcia Catroxo, Inara Espinelli Souza, Ricardo Sobhie Diaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702003000400002&lng=en&tlng=en