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Volume 3, Number 3—September 1997
Perspective

Host Genes and HIV: The Role of the Chemokine Receptor Gene CCR5 and Its Allele (∆32 CCR5)

Janet M. McNichollComments to Author , Dawn K. Smith, Shoukat H. Qari, and Thomas Hodge
Author affiliations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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Figure 3

Differentiation of CCR5 genotypes by gel electrophoresis. Band patterns of persons with homozygous wild type (W/W), homozygous 32 bp deletion (∆32/∆32) or heterozygous W/∆32 CCR5 genotypes are shown. PCR amplification of the C-terminal of the CCR5 gene, subsequent digestion with the EcoRI restriction enzyme, and agarose gel electrophoresis of the digested DNA yield a 182 bp band for the wild type CCR5 gene, a 150 bp band for the 32 allele, and both bands in the case of a heterozygous person.

Figure 3. Differentiation of CCR5 genotypes by gel electrophoresis. Band patterns of persons with homozygous wild type (W/W), homozygous 32 bp deletion (∆32/∆32) or heterozygous W/∆32 CCR5 genotypes are shown. PCR amplification of the C-terminal of the CCR5 gene, subsequent digestion with the EcoRI restriction enzyme, and agarose gel electrophoresis of the digested DNA yield a 182 bp band for the wild type CCR5 gene, a 150 bp band for the 32 allele, and both bands in the case of a heterozygous person.

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2Martinson JJ, Chapman NH, Rees DC, Lui Y-T, Clegg JB. Global distribution of the CCR5 gene 32-basepair deletion [letter]. Nature Genetics 1997;16:100-103.

3Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Facts about CCR5 and protection against HIV-1 infection; 1997.

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