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Genetic association of the CCR5 region with lipid levels in at-risk cardiovascular patients.
Circulation. Cardiovascular genetics - 1 Apr 2010
Hyde Craig L, Macinnes Alan, Sanders Frances A, Thompson John F, Mazzarella Richard A, Faergeman Ole, van Wijk Diederik F, Wood Linda, Lira Maruja, Paciga Sara A
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BACKGROUND: There is mounting evidence to suggest that chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) plays an important role in the development and progression of atherosclerosis. A naturally occurring variant of the CCR5 gene CCR532, exists at allele frequencies of typically 10% in European populations and result...
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