Inventors:
Richard A. Kaslow - Birmingham AL
Jianming Tang - Birmingham AL
Assignee:
UAB Research Foundation - Birmingham AL
International Classification:
C12Q 168
US Classification:
435 6, 435 5, 435 911, 435 912, 514329, 544188, 544193, 544209, 544214, 544222, 544223
Abstract:
The present invention provides methods of correlating genetic variants in the beta-chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) locus, more specifically CCR5 promoter alleles and genotypes, with HIV-1 transmission and/or disease progression in individuals and populations.