26 Frequency of the CCR5-delta.pmd
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1Faculty of Public Health, Balamand University, Beirut, Lebanon. 2Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon. 3Faculty of Public Health, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon. 4Division of Medical Sciences and Public Health, Lebanese Council for Scientific Research, Beirut, Lebanon. 5Chronic Care Centre, Hazmieh, Lebanon. Received: 14/05/03; accepted: 14/09/03 SUMMARY A direct correlation between HIV infection and mutation in the chemokine receptor (CCR5) gene
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