HIV-1 co-receptor CCR5 and CCR2 mutations among Greeks

FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol. 2000 May;28(1):87-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1574-695X.2000.tb01461.x.

Abstract

The frequency of CCR5 and CCR2 alleles in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive and HIV-negative populations of Northern Greece was investigated. The frequency of the CCR5Delta32 allele among the HIV-negative subjects was 0.052, while it was approximately two-fold lower among the seropositives, suggesting that the heterozygous genotype confers a partial resistance to the HIV infection. No significant difference in CCR2 allele frequency between the two groups was observed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alleles
  • Gene Frequency*
  • Genotype
  • Greece
  • HIV Infections / genetics*
  • HIV Seronegativity / genetics
  • HIV-1 / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Mutation
  • Receptors, CCR2
  • Receptors, CCR5 / genetics*
  • Receptors, Chemokine / genetics*
  • Receptors, HIV / genetics*

Substances

  • CCR2 protein, human
  • Receptors, CCR2
  • Receptors, CCR5
  • Receptors, Chemokine
  • Receptors, HIV