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Interleukin 6 gene polymorphism in patients with degenerative lumbar scoliosis: a cohort study.
European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society - 1 Mar 2018
Lee Jung Sub, Shin Jong Ki, Goh Tae Sik
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Low bone mass and a female gender increase susceptibility to the development of degenerative lumbar scoliosis (DLS), which suggests the potential involvement of an osteoporosis-related gene in the pathogenesis of DLS. In the present study, the authors studied the relations between polymorphisms of interleukin 6 (IL-6) gene and DLS in a patient cohort. METHODS: In 184 patients with a diagnosis of DLS, the...
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