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How many people have the CCR5 Delta 32 gene?

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How many people have the CCR5 Delta 32 gene?

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The CCR5 Delta 32 gene is most prominent in individuals of European descent. This is the percentage of CCR5 delta 32 in different ethnic populations:* European Descent: 16% African Americans: 2% Ashkenazi Jew: 13% Middle Eastern: 2-6% *Fernando Arenzana-Seisdedos, Marc Parmentier b. Genetics of resistance to HIV infection: Role of co-receptors and co-receptor ligands. Semin Immunol. 2006 Dec;18(6):387-403 *Martinson. J, et al, Global Distribution of the CCR5 gene 32-basepair deletion Nat Genet. 1997 May;16(1):100-3 *Martinson, Jeremy J.; Hong, Lilya; Karanicolas, Rosea; Moore, John P. a; Kostrikis, Leondios G.a Global distribution of the CCR2-64I/CCR5-59653T HIV-1 disease-protective haplotype AIDS.