Article
Association of CCR5Δ32 and Behçet's disease: new data from a case-control study in the Spanish population and meta-analysis.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology - 1 Jan 2000
Ortiz-Fernández Lourdes, García-Lozano Jose-Raul, Montes-Cano Marco-Antonio, Conde-Jaldón Marta, Ortego-Centeno Norberto, Castillo-Palma Maria-Jesus, Espinosa Gerard, Graña-Gil Genaro, Sánchez-Bursón Juan, Juliá Maria Rosa, Blanco Ricardo, Barnosi-Marín Ana-Celia, Solans Roser, Fanlo Patricia, Rodríguez-Carballeira Monica, Camps Teresa, Castañeda Santos, Martín Javier, González-Escribano Maria-Francisca
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Behçet's disease (BD) is an immune-mediated and complex disease associated with HLA class I and other genes. The aim of this study was to contribute to a better understanding of the relationship of the 32-bp deletion in the CCR5 gene (CCR5Δ32) and this disease by conducting a case-control study in the Spanish population and also a meta-analysis including all the studies available to date. METHODS: A...
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