Article
CC chemokine receptor 5 polymorphism in rheumatoid arthritis.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Aug 1998
Garred P, Madsen H O, Petersen J, Marquart H, Hansen T M, Freiesleben Sørensen S, Volck B, Svejgaard A, Andersen V
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Some chemokine receptors have been shown to be co-receptors for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1). A 32 base pair deletion allele in the CC chemokine receptor 5 gene (CCR5 delta32 allele) affects both transmission of HIV-1 and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-free survival....
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Alleles
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Autoimmunity
- CCR5 Receptor Antagonists
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Receptors, CCR5
- Receptors, Virus
- Rheumatoid Factor