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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 10, 1998
Michael Dean, Frederick, MD (US);
Stephen J. O'Brien, Frederick, MD (US);
Michael Smith, Jefferson, MD (US);
Mary Carrington, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a CCR2 deletion mutant, designated “CCR2-64I.” CCR2 is a C—C chemokine receptor and has been implicated as a co-receptor for HIV-1. It has been discovered that the presence of the CCR2-64I allele correlates with a postponement of AIDS outcomes, and that infected individuals who have the CCR2-64I allele are at a reduced risk for progression from HIV-1 infection to the development of clinical AIDS and death. Isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding CCR2-64I and the establishment of cell lines that express CCR2-64I provides valuable tools for continuing research on HIV infection. Diagnostic methods for analysis of the allelic frequency of CCR2 wild-type and 64I genes are provided. In addition, antibodies which bind to CCR2-64I, CCR2-64I variants, and CCR2 binding agents represent potential anti-HIV agents.