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Polymorphisms in the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist and interleukin-6 genes affect risk of osteolysis in patients with total hip arthroplasty.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Oct 2008
Gordon Andrew, Kiss-Toth E, Stockley Ian, Eastell Richard, Wilkinson J Mark
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OBJECTIVE: To determine whether osteolysis after total hip arthroplasty (THA) is associated with common polymorphisms within the genes encoding the interleukin-1 (IL-1) family and IL-6, and to determine whether polymorphisms that are associated with osteolysis affect in vitro messenger RNA (mRNA) expression in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) in response to wear particles. METHODS: Unrelated white...
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