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Genetic variation in key molecules of the Th-17 immune response is not associated with risk for prosthetic joint infection in a Czech population.
Biomedical papers of the Medical Faculty of the University Palacky, Olomouc, Czechoslovakia - 1 Sept 2012
Navratilova Zdenka, Gallo Jiri, Mrazek Frantisek, Petrek Martin
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI) is a serious complication of Total Joint Arthroplasty (TJA). The Th-17 immune response characterised by IL (interleukin)-17A, IL-17F, IL-23, chemotactic cytokines and their receptors, plays a prominent role in the immune response to invading b...
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