CCR5
Cross-source consensus on CCR5 from 1 sources and 4 claims.
1 sources · 4 claims
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Highlighted claims
- CCR5 was the key genetic target in the described HIV remission stem cell transplant cases. — Full-Body Stem Cell Makeover
- Donor T cells lacking functional CCR5 could not make the protein HIV commonly uses to enter cells. — Full-Body Stem Cell Makeover
- A second known HIV-positive patient entered remission after a blood stem cell transplant for Hodgkin's lymphoma from a donor with HIV-resistant stem cells. — Full-Body Stem Cell Makeover
- Altering CCR5 is presented as ethically and biologically complicated because it may affect more than HIV susceptibility. — Full-Body Stem Cell Makeover