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Modic changes and interleukin 1 gene locus polymorphisms in occupational cohort of middle-aged men.
European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society - 1 Dec 2009
Karppinen Jaro, Solovieva Svetlana, Luoma Katariina, Raininko Raili, Leino-Arjas Päivi, Riihimäki Hilkka
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According to recent systematic reviews, Modic changes are associated with low-back pain. However, their pathophysiology remains largely unknown. A previous study of Northern Finnish males implicated that IL1A and MMP3 polymorphisms play a role in type II Modic changes. The purpose of the current...
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