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CCR5
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CCR5
A chemokine receptor; defects in its structure caused by genetic mutation cause the progression of AIDS to be prevented or slowed.
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Usually, the virus goes for the so-called CCR5 receptor, but some HIV strains latch onto CXCR4.
A polymorphism in the CCR5 receptor gene, in particular, has prompted a great deal of research.
 
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