The effect of the CCR5-delta32 deletion on global gene expression considering immune response and inflammation

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The natural function of the C-C chemokine receptor type 5 (CCR5) is poorly understood. A 32 base pair deletion in the CCR5 gene (CCR5-delta32) located on chromosome 3 results in a non-functional protein. It is supposed that this dele...

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Main Authors: Hütter Gero, Neumann Martin, Nowak Daniel, Klein Stefan, Klüter Harald, Hofmann Wolf-K
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-10-01
Series:Journal of Inflammation
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Online Access:http://www.journal-inflammation.com/content/8/1/29