To: Black Agnes
"Those with two copies of the Δ32 allele in the CCR5 gene are 21 percent more likely to die by age 76, although its not clear why. It is very interesting to see that the [increased mortality] effect was limited to the homozygous state, says Hans-Peter Kiem, who studies gene therapy and transplantation at Fred Hutch, in an email. Its possible that having one copy of the mutation offers the individual wider protection against disease than two copies of either allele and therefore may be the reason for its growing prevalence in the population."
https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/genetic-mutation-that-prevents-hiv-infection-tied-to-earlier-death-65960
387 posted on
05/06/2020 8:59:27 AM PDT by
RummyChick
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To: RummyChick
397 posted on
05/06/2020 9:07:06 AM PDT by
RummyChick
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402 posted on
05/06/2020 9:11:14 AM PDT by
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