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Are any types of people more naturally likely to be infected by hiv?
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Not exactly: Not really, but there are people who are less likely to be infected. The best studied examples are those who are genetically lacking the ccr5 coreceptor on the surface of the CD4 cell (delta 32 deletion). These people are much less likely to be infected than the general population. This is probably just one example.
Answered 2/13/2015
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