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Functional CCR5 receptor protects patients with arthritis from high synovial burden of infecting Chlamydia trachomatis.
The American journal of the medical sciences - 1 Dec 2010
Gérard Hervé C, Stanich Jessica A, Oszust Cynthia E, Whittum-Hudson Judith A, Carter John D, Schumacher H Ralph, Hudson Alan P
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INTRODUCTION: The CCR5 chemokine receptor occurs in a wild-type (wt) and a nonfunctional deleted form (Δ32). Reports suggested that Chlamydia-induced reproductive tract pathology is attenuated in women bearing Δ32. The authors asked whether the mutation affects synovial prevalence and burden of Chlamydia trachomatis. METHODS: Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) defined CCR5 genotype in synovial tissue DNA from 218...
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