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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 7, 2006; 12(29): 4721-4726
Published online Aug 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i29.4721
Table 2 Allele frequency of CCR5 variants in chronic HCV patients and healthy controls
CCR5HCV Patients(n = 252)Healthy Controls(n = 408)P value
Wt/wt247 (98%)405 (99.3%)0.07
Δ32mt carrier5 (1.9%)3 (0.7%)0.3
Wt/Δ323 (1.2%)3 (0.7%)0.2
aΔ32mt/Δ32mt2 (0.7%)-0.1