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CC chemokine receptor 5 polymorphism in Italian patients with giant cell arteritis.
Modern rheumatology - 1 Sept 2013
Pazzola Giulia, Boiardi Luigi, Casali Bruno, Farnetti Enrico, Nicoli Davide, Pipitone Nicolò, Padovano Ilaria, Caruso Andrea, Catanoso Mariagrazia, Salvarani Carlo
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the potential role of CC chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5)Δ32 polymorphism in the susceptibility to giant cell arteritis (GCA) in a cohort of Italian patients. METHODS: 176 consecutive Italian patients with biopsy-proven GCA and 180 healthy age- and sex-matched blood donors were molecularly genotyped for the CCR5Δ32 polymorphism. RESULTS: No statistically significant difference in the Δ32CCR5...
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