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Association study of CCR5 delta 32 polymorphism among the HLA-DRB1 Caucasian population in Northern Paraná, Brazil.
Journal of clinical laboratory analysis - 1 Jan 2008
Muxel Sandra Marcia, Borelli Sueli Donizete, Amarante Marla Karine, Voltarelli Julio Cesar, Aoki Mateus Nobrega, de Oliveira Carlos Eduardo Coral, Ehara Watanabe Maria Angelica
Abstract excerpt
Chemokines are important determinants of early inflammatory response. The CC chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) delta 32 variant results in a nonfunctional form of the chemokine receptor and has been implicated in a variety of immune-mediated diseases. In the present study, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for genomic deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) samples, using specific CCR5 oligonucleotide primers surrounding the...
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