[Comparison CCR5de132 mutation in the CCR5 gene frequencies in Russians, Tuvinians, and in different groups of HIV-infected individuals]

Genetika. 2005 Nov;41(11):1559-62.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

The 32-bp deletion (CCR5del32 mutation) in the CCR5 (chemokine (C-C motif) receptor 5) gene, encoding CCR5 chemokine receptor, is one of the factors determining natural resistance to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) infection. In the present study, the samples of Russians (n = 107), Tuvinians (n = 50), and HIV-infected individuals were examined for the presence of CCR5del32 mutation in the CCR5 gene. The CCR5del32 allele frequency in Russians and Tuvinians constituted 7.84 and 2%, respectively. Among HIV-1 infected individuals, two groups, of macrophage-tropic HIV-1 strain- and T-cell-tropic HIV-1 strain-infected were distinguished. The CCR5del32 allele frequency in the first group (6.45%) was lower than in the second one (8.73%). Statistical treatment of the HIV-1 infected individuals typing data showed that the difference in the CCR5del32 allele frequencies between the groups of sexually (macrophage-tropic) and parenterally (T-cell-tropic) infected individuals observed was within the limit of random deviation.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Alleles
  • Asian People
  • Female
  • Gene Frequency*
  • HIV Seropositivity / genetics*
  • HIV-1*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Receptors, CCR5 / genetics*
  • Russia
  • Sequence Deletion*
  • White People

Substances

  • Receptors, CCR5