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The interleukin-1α gene C>T polymorphism rs1800587 is associated with increased pain intensity and decreased pressure pain thresholds in patients with lumbar radicular pain.
The Clinical journal of pain - 1 Oct 2014
Schistad Elina I, Jacobsen Line M, Røe Cecilie, Gjerstad Johannes
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Previous studies have suggested that many inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin (IL)-1α, may be associated with lumbar radicular pain after disk herniation. In the present study, we examined how variability of the IL-1α gene affects pain intensity and the pressure pain threshold (PPT) in patients with symptomatic disk herniation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 121 patients with lumbar...
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