Genotek identified peoples in Russia who have genetic resistance to HIV
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The Genotek Medical Genetic Center has determined which peoples from Russia most often have genetic mutations that increase resistance to HIV infection.
The scientists analyzed data from the genetic material of 100,000 people aged 18 to 65 from the company’s customer base.
Most often, such a useful genotype is found in Udmurts and Besermens (1.9%), Ashkenazi Jews (1.8%), Mordovians (1.5%), Russians (1.3%), Ukrainians (1.1%) and Tatars (1%).
In other national from Russia, this genotype is much less common: Ingush (0.027%), Buryats and Mongols (0.063%), Yakuts and Dolgans (0.068%), Bashkirs (0.07%), Azerbaijanis (0.10%) and Chechens (0.11%). Most people with HIV-resistant genotype live in Russia: in the Udmurt Republic (2.1%), Karelia (2%), Kostroma region (2%), Ulyanovsk region (1.8%) and Moscow region (1.7% ).
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