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Analysis of the CC chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) Delta32 polymorphism in Behçet's disease.
European journal of immunogenetics : official journal of the British Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics - 1 Feb 2004
Yang X, Ahmad T, Gogus F, Verity D, Wallace G R, Madanat W, Kanawati C A, Stanford M R, Fortune F, Jewell D P, Marshall S E
Abstract excerpt
Chemokines are important determinants of the early inflammatory response. The CC chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) Delta32 variant results in a non-functional form of the chemokine receptor, and has been implicated in a variety of immune-mediated diseases. To investigate its role in the pathogenesis of Behçet's disease, we studied 350 patients and 519 healthy controls from three ethnic groups. While significant...
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