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CC chemokine receptor polymorphism CCR5Δ32 in Portuguese Behçet's disease patients.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology - 1 Jan 2000
Bettencourt Andreia, Leal Bárbara, Carvalho Cláudia, Oliveira Rita, Martins Silva Ana, Vaz Patto José, Bastos Marina, Costa Luciana, Costa Paulo P, Vasconcelos Carlos, Correia João, Silva Berta M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To investigate whether CCR5 deletion is associated with susceptibility to Behçet's disease (BD) in a Portuguese population. METHODS: A total of 122 BD patients and 227 ethnically-matched controls were studied. Genotyping of the CCR5Δ32 polymorphisms was performed using polymerase chain reaction product sizing. RESULTS: No significant differences were observed in the allelic frequencies of CCR532...
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