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Variation in the IL1B, TNF and IL6 genes and individual susceptibility to prosthetic joint infection.
BMC immunology - 8 May 2012
Stahelova Anna, Mrazek Frantisek, Smizansky Matej, Petrek Martin, Gallo Jiri
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is an important failure mechanism of total joint arthroplasty (TJA). Here we examine whether the particular genetic variants can lead to increased susceptibility to PJI development. RESULTS: We conducted a genetic-association study to determine whether PJI could be associated with functional cytokine gene polymorphisms (CGP) influencing on innate immunity response. A...
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