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The 32-base pair deletion of the chemokine receptor 5 gene (CCR5-Delta32) is not associated with primary sclerosing cholangitis in 363 Scandinavian patients.
Tissue antigens - 1 Jul 2006
Melum E, Karlsen T H, Broomé U, Thorsby E, Schrumpf E, Boberg K M, Lie B A
Abstract excerpt
CCR5 is a chemokine receptor expressed on T-cells and macrophages. A 32-base pair deletion in the chemokine receptor 5 gene (CCR5-Delta32) leads to a non-functional receptor. Conflicting evidence exists whether this deletion is associated with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). We genotyped th...
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