rs1799988

This is a 5 prime utr variant variant in the CCR5 gene.

Research that mentions this SNP (1)

Limited use of interleukin 28B in the setting of response-guided treatment with detailed on-treatment virological monitoring
ReviewAlessandra Mangia et al.(2011)· Hepatology

This is a special issue of the Italian medical journal BeAdfiles (September 2012) dedicated to genetic conditioning in HIV and hepatitis virus infections. It reviews the major genetic polymorphisms that influence disease progression, treatment response, and drug toxicity in HIV and chronic hepatitis B and C infections, with particular emphasis on IL28B polymorphisms (rs809917 and others) predicting HCV treatment response to interferon-alpha and ribavirin therapy, and ITPA gene variants protecting against ribavirin-induced anemia. The issue also covers pharmacogenetic markers (CYP2B6, ABCB1, HLA-B*5701) and their clinical applications in antiretroviral therapy.

Traits studied:AIDS progressionAntiretroviral therapy toxicityChronic hepatitis C sustained virological responseCreutzfeldt-Jakob diseaseDyslipidemiaEfavirenz side effectsHIV infection and progressionHepatitis B virus infectionHepatitis C genotype 1 response to interferonHepatitis C virus infectionHyperbilirubinemiaLeprosyLipodystrophyNeisseria meningitidis infectionNorovirus diarrheaPlasmodium falciparum malariaPlasmodium vivax malariaRenal impairmentRibavirin-induced anemiaTreatment response to interferon and ribavirinTuberculosis

About CCR5

This gene encodes a member of the beta chemokine receptor family, which is predicted to be a seven transmembrane protein similar to G protein-coupled receptors. This protein is expressed by T cells and macrophages, and is known to be an important co-receptor for macrophage-tropic virus, including HIV, to enter host cells. Defective alleles of this gene have been associated with the HIV infection resistance. The ligands of this receptor include monocyte chemoattractant protein 2 (MCP-2), macrophage inflammatory protein 1 alpha (MIP-1 alpha), macrophage inflammatory protein 1 beta (MIP-1 beta) and regulated on activation normal T expressed and secreted protein (RANTES). Expression of this gene was also detected in a promyeloblastic cell line, suggesting that this protein may play a role in granulocyte lineage proliferation and differentiation. This gene is located at the chemokine receptor gene cluster region. An allelic polymorphism in this gene results in both functional and non-functional alleles; the reference genome represents the functional allele. Two transcript variants encoding the same protein have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2015]

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Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.

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