Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Chemokine Receptor 5 Δ32 Allele in Patients with Severe Pandemic (H1N1) 2009

Yoav Keynan¹

, Jennifer Juno¹, Adrienne Meyers, T. Blake Ball, Anand Kumar, Ethan Rubinstein, and Keith R. Fowke

Author affiliations: Author affiliations: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (Y. Keynan, J. Juno, A. Meyers, T.B. Ball, A. Kumar, E. Rubinstein, K.R. Fowke); Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg (A. Meyers, T.B. Ball)

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Amplification of the chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) Δ32 locus in white patients. Lane 1, heterozygous positive control; lanes 2–5 and 7–11, patient samples; lane 6, 100-bp ladder; lane 12, negative control. CCR5Δ32 heterozygosity is observed in samples 2, 3, 4, 5, and 11.

Figure. Amplification of the chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) Δ32 locus in white patients. Lane 1, heterozygous positive control; lanes 2–5 and 7–11, patient samples; lane 6, 100-bp ladder; lane 12, negative control. CCR5Δ32 heterozygosity is observed in samples 2, 3, 4, 5, and 11.

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¹These authors contributed equally to this article.

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