CCR5Δ32 in Brazil: Impacts of a European Genetic Variant on a Highly Admixed Population

The genetic background of Brazilians encompasses Amerindian, African, and European components as a result of the colonization of an already Amerindian inhabited region by Europeans, associated to a massive influx of Africans. Other migratory flows introduced into the Brazilian population genetic com...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Immunology
Main Authors:	Bruna Kulmann-Leal, Joel Henrique Ellwanger, José Artur Bogo Chies
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-12-01
Subjects:	CCR5 CCR5delta32 Brazil cancer inflammation infectious disease
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2021.758358/full