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CCR5Delta32 polymorphism effects on CCR5 expression, patterns of immunopathology and disease course in multiple sclerosis.
Journal of neuroimmunology - 1 Dec 2005
Kantarci Orhun H, Morales Yazmín, Ziemer Patricia A, Hebrink David D, Mahad Don J, Atkinson Elizabeth J, Achenbach Sara J, De Andrade Mariza, Mack Matthias, Ransohoff Richard M, Lassmann Hans, Bruck Wolfgang, Weinshenker Brian G, Lucchinetti Claudia F
Abstract excerpt
Four distinct patterns of tissue injury have been described in multiple sclerosis (MS) lesions. Infiltrating monocytes in lesions of all patterns co-express CCR1 and CCR5. However, in pattern II lesions, the number of CCR1 cells is decreased, while the number of CCR5 expressing cells is increased in late active versus early active regions. In contrast, CCR1 and CCR5 cells were equal in all regions of pattern III...
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