CCR5D32 mutation in three Brazilian populations of predominantly Sub-Saharan African ancestry

CCR5D32 mutation in three Brazilian populations of predominantly Sub-Saharan African ancestry

This study reports the frequencies of the CCR5D32 mutation of the beta-chemokine 5 gene and discusses the possible effects of past and recent gene flow in three quilombo remnants (Brazilians communities with anthropological African ancestry whose ancestors were escaped slaves): Rio das Rãs, Mocambo,...

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Main Authors: Mônica W.P. Carvalho, Ana P.M. Leboute, Silviene F. Oliveira, Sandra M.B. Sousa, Maria de Nazaré Klautau-Guimarães, Aguinaldo L. Simões
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2004-01-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
Subjects:
CCR5
genetic polymorphism
Sub-Saharan Afro-derived Brazilian populations
ethnic-grouspecific marker
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572004000300002

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