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Association of the CCR5 gene with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
Genes and immunity - 1 Oct 2010
Hinks A, Martin P, Flynn E, Eyre S, Packham J, Barton A, Worthington J, Thomson W
Abstract excerpt
The CC chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) has been shown to be important in the recruitment of T-helper cells to the synovium, where they accumulate, drive the inflammatory process and the consequent synovitis and joint destruction. A 32 base-pair insertion/deletion variant (CCR5Δ32) within the gene leads to a frame shift and a nonfunctional receptor. CCR5Δ32 has been investigated for its association with juvenile...
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