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CCR5Δ32 variant and cardiovascular disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a cohort study

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2011

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Luis Rodríguez‐Rodríguez, Carlos González‐Juanatey, Mercedes García-Bermúdez, Tomás R. Vázquez-Rodríguez, José A. Miranda‐Filloy, Benjamín Fernández‐Gutiérrez, Javier Llorca, Javier Martı́n, Miguel Á. González‐Gay
Arthritis Research & Therapy

Abstract

Our results show a potential influence of the CCR5Δ32 deletion on the risk of CV disease among patients with RA. This may be due to a protective effect of this allelic variant against the development of vascular endothelial dysfunction.

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