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July 28, 2012 11:26 am PDT
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Why one mutation can protect people from HIV
We've talked here before about the importance of the protein CCR5 in HIV/AIDS treatment research. CCR5 is a protein on the surface of immune cells. Some people have a genetic mutation, called Delta-32, which alters how that protein works, how often it appears, or changes its structure. People with the mutation have immunity to some [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/ukp1tnWOBQg/why-one-mutation-can-protect-p.html
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