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Potential influence of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene polymorphism on knee osteoarthritis risk.
Disease markers - 1 Jan 2010
Swellam Menha, Mahmoud Magda Sayed, Samy Nervana, Gamal Ali Ahmed
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Genes encoding for cytokines have been associated with susceptibility for joint osteoarthritis (OA) and interleukin (IL)-1 gene is supposed to be involved in the cartilage destruction process. In this regard, interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1RA) competing with IL-1 for binding to its receptor may act as an inhibitor of cartilage breakdown. We assessed the association of primary knee OA with...
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