Key gene for resistance to HIV replication found in people of African ancestry

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Source: CDC/ C. Goldsmith, P. Feorino, E. L. Palmer, W. R. McManus

Scientists have identified a novel region in the genome that is only variable in populations of African ancestries and provided evidence that the gene CHD1L acts to limit HIV replication in a subset of white blood cells.

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