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CCR2 and CCR5 genes polymorphisms in women with cervical lesions from Pernambuco, Northeast Region of Brazil: a case-control study.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Mar 2016
Santos Erinaldo Ubirajara Damasceno dos, Lima Géssica Dayane Cordeiro de, Oliveira Micheline de Lucena, Heráclio Sandra de Andrade, Silva Hildson Dornelas Angelo da, Crovella Sergio, Maia Maria de Mascena Diniz, Souza Paulo Roberto Eleutério de
Abstract excerpt
Polymorphisms in chemokine receptors play an important role in the progression of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) to cervical cancer (CC). Our study examined the association of CCR2-64I (rs1799864) andCCR5-Δ32 (rs333) polymorphisms with susceptibility to develop cervical lesion (CIN and CC) in a Brazilian population. The genotyping of 139 women with cervical lesions and 151 women without cervical lesions...
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