Genetic & Genomic MedicinemedRxivPreprint
Tracing the evolutionary path of the CCR5delta32 deletion via ancient and modern genomes
Kirstine Ravn, Leonardo Cobuccio, Rasa Audange Muktupavela…·Simon Rasmussen
The paper traces the evolutionary history of the CCR5delta32 deletion using ancient and modern genomes, finding it originated at least 7,000 years ago in Western Eurasia and underwent positive selection.
DOI 10.1101/2023.06.15.23290026