The frequency of CCR5Delta32 and CCR2-64I in southern Iranian normal population

Immunol Lett. 2005 Jan 31;96(2):277-81. doi: 10.1016/j.imlet.2004.09.007.

Abstract

Host genetic control of HIV infection involves certain polymorphisms of some chemokine receptor genes that are associated with susceptibility and progression of HIV-1 infection. Recent data suggest that two important polymorphisms in CCR2 and CCR5 chemokine receptors, CCR5Delta32 and CCR2-64I, prevent HIV transmission and delay disease progression. In this study allele and haplotype frequencies of the CCR5Delta32 and CCR2-64I mutations were determined in southern Iranian normal population using PCR and PCR restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) assays. Allele frequencies and the fit to the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (HWE) were evaluated by Arlequin population genetic software. Frequencies of CCR5Delta32 and CCR2-64I alleles were 0.0146 and 0.1221, respectively. Moreover, higher and lower haplotype frequencies in 341 normal individuals were CCR2/CCR5 (0.8636) and CCR5/CCR2-64I (0.1217), respectively. Only one case with CCR5Delta32/CCR2-64I haplotype was found among the studied normal population. This data is the first finding on the frequencies of CCR5Delta32 and CCR2-64I alleles in Iranian population. Results of the present study suggest that low frequency of CCR5Delta32 allele may be related to higher genetic susceptibility to the HIV-1 infection in Iranians. Results also suggest that the CCR2-64I mutation is sufficiently common in Iranians and may be associated with slower HIV infection progression in Iran.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alleles
  • Female
  • Gene Frequency*
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease*
  • Genetics, Population
  • Genotype
  • HIV Infections / genetics*
  • HIV-1*
  • Humans
  • Iran
  • Male
  • Mutation / genetics
  • Polymorphism, Genetic*
  • Receptors, CCR2
  • Receptors, CCR5 / genetics*
  • Receptors, Chemokine / genetics*

Substances

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