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Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist polymorphism in women with peritoneal adhesions.
BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology - 1 Nov 2002
Wieser Fritz, Tempfer Clemens, Schneeberger Christian, van Trotsenburg Michael, Huber Johannes, Wenzl Rene
Abstract excerpt
Interleukin (IL)-1 has been shown to induce peritoneal adhesions. We determined the IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1RN) genotype with respect to the two most common variant alleles IL-1RN*2 and IL-1RN*3 in Caucasian women with peritoneal adhesions. One hundred seven women with surgically verified peritoneal adhesions and 79 controls without peritoneal adhesions served as controls. Univariate analysis showed an...
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