Chemokine receptor 5 △32 allele in patients with severe pandemic (H1N1) 2009

Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Oct;16(10):1621-2. doi: 10.3201/eid1610.100108.

Abstract

Because chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) may have a role in pulmonary immune response, we explored whether patients with severe pandemic (H1N1) 2009 were more likely to carry the CCR5Δ32 allele than were members of the general population. We found a large proportion of heterozygosity for the CCR5Δ32 allele among white patients with severe disease.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Alleles*
  • Canada / epidemiology
  • Critical Illness
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Female
  • Heterozygote
  • Humans
  • Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / pathogenicity*
  • Influenza, Human / epidemiology
  • Influenza, Human / genetics*
  • Influenza, Human / physiopathology*
  • Influenza, Human / virology
  • Male
  • Pandemics
  • Receptors, CCR5 / genetics*
  • Sequence Deletion
  • Severity of Illness Index*

Substances

  • Receptors, CCR5