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Delta 32 CCR5 mutant allele of the chemokine receptor CCR5 prevents HIV transmission. In addition, stem cell transplantation of HIV patients with the delta 32 CCR5 mutated gene cured HIV infection. Our aim was to investigate the prevalence of delta 32 CCR5 mutation in the Saudi population specifically in our cord blood bank units. High prevalence of delta 32 CCR5 will encourage us to add this as a...