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Association between the chemokine receptor 5 delta32 polymorphism and rheumatoid arthritis: a meta-analysis.
Modern rheumatology - 1 Mar 2013
Lee Young Ho, Bae Sang-Cheol, Song Gwan Gyu
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine whether the functional chemokine receptor 5 delta32 (CCR5-Δ32) polymorphism confers susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). METHODS: Meta-analysis was conducted on associations between the CCR5-Δ32 polymorphism and RA and JIA using (1) allele contrast and (2) the recessive, (3) the dominant, and (4) the additive models....
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