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The critical role of chemokine receptors (CCR5 and CXCR4) in human immunodeficiency virus–type 1 (HIV-1) infection and pathogenesis prompted a search for polymorphisms in other chemokine receptor genes that mediate HIV-1 disease progression. A mutation (CCR2-64I) within the first transmembrane region of theCCR2 chemokine and HIV-1 receptor gene is described that occurred at an allele frequency of 10 to 15 percent among Caucasians and African Americans. Genetic association analysis of five acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) cohorts (3003 patients) revealed that although CCR2-64I exerts no influence on the incidence of HIV-1 infection, HIV-1–infected individuals carrying theCCR2-64I allele progressed to AIDS 2 to 4 years later than individuals homozygous for the common allele. BecauseCCR2-64I occurs invariably on a CCR5-+–bearing chromosomal haplotype, the independent …