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SUBMITTER: Chen G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6662727 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

Chen Guibin G Jin Hui H Yu Zhen Z Liu Yangtengyu Y Li Zhongwen Z Navarengom Keron K Schwartzbeck Robin R Dmitrieva Natalia N Cudrici Cornelia C Ferrante Elisa A EA Biesecker Leslie G LG Yang Dan D Boehm Manfred M
Stem cell research 20190605
Chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) is the primary coreceptor for HIV entry into macrophages. Individuals with a homozygous deletion of 32 bp in the CCR5 gene (CCR5Δ32) are highly resistant to HIV infection (Samson et al., 1996). Allogeneic stem cell transplantation from a healthy donor with the homozygous CCR5Δ32 variant to an HIV positive individual has demonstrated efficient long-term control of HIV. We identified three individuals with this homozygous CCR5Δ32 variant, and successfully generated indu ...[more]