Frequency of CCR5 variants among rural populations with low HIV-1 prevalence in Cameroon.
Judith N Torimiro;
Nathan D Wolfe;
Alero Thomas;
Maureen P Martin;
Eitel Mpoudi-Ngole;
Ubald Tamoufe;
Deborah L Birx;
Mary Carrington;
Donald S Burke;
Jean K Carr;
(2007)
Frequency of CCR5 variants among rural populations with low HIV-1 prevalence in Cameroon.
AIDS (London, England), 21 (4).
pp. 527-528.
ISSN 0269-9370
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e328045c4bd
Among rural populations in Cameroon, HIV-1 prevalence is low and the genetic diversity broad. An unusual population-level genetic background may modulate this pattern of HIV infection. We examined HIV-1 prevalence, CCR5Delta32 and CCR5 promoter -2459 G genotype frequency among 1390 rural inhabitants. No individual was identified with the CCR5Delta32 allele, but homozygotes for the CCR5 promoter variant -2459G (27.5%) were relatively common. A seroprevalence of 3.1% of HIV-1 was reported.
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