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Polymorphism of the Duffy erythrocyte chemokine receptor in Italian patients with Behçet's disease.
Rheumatology international - 1 May 2003
Pittoni V, Vaglio S, Magrini L, Accorinti M, Pivetti-Pezzi P, Girelli G, Valesini G
Abstract excerpt
This study examined the hypothesis that the polymorphism of Duffy antigen receptor for chemokines (DARC) predisposes to and/or influences the clinical manifestations of Behçet's disease. The serum levels of IL-8 and monocyte chemotactic peptide (MCP)-1, two DARC-binding chemokines, were investigated and related to this polymorphism. Twenty-eight patients with Behçet's disease and 30 healthy blood donors were...
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