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CCL3L1 gene-containing segmental duplications and polymorphisms in CCR5 affect risk of systemic lupus erythaematosus.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Aug 2008
Mamtani M, Rovin B, Brey R, Camargo J F, Kulkarni H, Herrera M, Correa P, Holliday S, Anaya J-M, Ahuja S K
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OBJECTIVES: There is an enrichment of immune response genes that are subject to copy number variations (CNVs). However, there is limited understanding of their impact on susceptibility to human diseases. CC chemokine ligand 3 like-1 (CCL3L1) is a potent ligand for the HIV coreceptor, CC chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5), and we have demonstrated previously an association between CCL3L1-gene containing segmental...
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