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CCR5-Δ32 is deleterious in the homozygous state in humans

We use the genotyping and death register information of 409,693 British individuals to investigate fitness effects of the CCR5-Δ32 mutation. We estimate that individuals homozygous for the Δ32 allele have a 21% increase in all-cause mortality rate. A deleterious effect of the Δ32/Δ32 mutation is als...

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Published in:Nat Med
Main Authors: Wei, Xinzhu, Nielsen, Rasmus
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2019
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6613792/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31160814
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41591-019-0459-6
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