The highest prevalence of the hCCR5Δ24 was found among LTS and ESN although these differences did not reach statistical significance compared to HIV‐1 seropositive members ( p = 0.078 for LTS and p = 0.288 for ESN), probably because of the limited number of individuals with a deficient allele.
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Predominance of the heterozygous CCR5 delta-24 deletion in African individuals resistant to HIV infection might be related to a defect in CCR5 addressing at the cell surface.
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