More about the Viking hypothesis of origin of the Δ32 mutation in the CCR5 gene conferring resistance to HIV-1 infection
- 30 November 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Infection, Genetics and Evolution
- Vol. 3 (4), 293-295
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2003.07.001
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