CCR5Δ32 and the genetic susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis in admixed populations: a multicentre study

15siWe conducted a multicentre analysis encompassing four Brazilian admixed populations from different regions of Brazil. A total of 740 patients with RA, diagnosed according to the ACR, and 676 controls from the cities of Porto Alegre (South), Bele´m (North), Recife (Northeast) and Ribeira˜ o Preto (Southeast) were PCR genotyped for the CCR5Delta32 polymorphism.reservedmixedToson, Bruno; Dos Santos, Eduardo José; Adelino, José Eduardo; Sandrin-Garcia, Paula; Crovella, Sergio; Louzada-Júnior, Paulo; Oliveira, Renê Donizete Ribeiro; Pedroza, Larysse Santa Rosa Aquino; de Fátima Lobato Cunha Sauma, Maria; de Lima, Clayton Pereira Silva; Barbosa, Fabiola Brasil; Brenol, Claiton Viegas; Xavier, Ricardo Machado; Chies, José Artur Bogo; Veit, Tiago DeganiToson, Bruno; Dos Santos, Eduardo José; Adelino, José Eduardo; Sandrin Garcia, Paula; Crovella, Sergio; Louzada Júnior, Paulo; Oliveira, Renê Donizete Ribeiro; Pedroza, Larysse Santa Rosa Aquino; de Fátima Lobato Cunha Sauma, Maria; de Lima, Clayton Pereira Silva; Barbosa, Fabiola Brasil; Brenol, Claiton Viegas; Xavier, Ricardo Machado; Chies, José Artur Bogo; Veit, Tiago Degan