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by edwardhusarcik 2769 days ago
Homozygous CCR5 mutations cause "immunity" against HIV and heterozygous causes a slower disease course. I do not think this applies to all strains of HIV. Unsure.
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Pretty sure hiv can infect on other pathways besides CCR5. It’s just not as common. Some of the antivirals block the CCR5 pathways and HIV can mutate to render them ineffective.