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A radiographic assessment of the regeneration process in post-operative alveolar bone defects in patients with different IL-1B-511 genotypes.
Advances in clinical and experimental medicine : official organ Wroclaw Medical University - 1 Jan 2000
Szewczyk Jarosław, Koszowski Rafał, Juźwiak Radosław, Smieszek-Wilczewska Joanna
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: IL-1 is the main regulator of inflammatory reactions. This cytokine also plays an important role in bone tissue remodeling processes. The IL-1α-coding gene and the IL-1β-coding gene are located on the long arm of chromosome 2. These genes contain polymorphic sites. Polymorphic modifications in IL-1-coding genes determine the level of IL-1 release, which can affect bone tissue regeneration. OBJECTIVES:...
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