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Genetic predictors of recovery in low back and lumbar radicular pain.
Pain - 1 Aug 2017
Bjorland Siri, Røe Cecilie, Moen Aurora, Schistad Elina, Mahmood Aqsa, Gjerstad Johannes
Abstract excerpt
Previous data suggest that persistent back pain may be associated with genetic variability. In this study, we assessed the correlation between 8 genetic polymorphisms (VDR, COL11, MMP1, MMP9, IL-1α, IL-1RN, OPRM1, COMT) and pain recovery in patients with low back pain (LBP) and lumbar radicular pain (LRP). In total, 296 patients with LBP or LRP were followed for 5 years. The patients underwent standardized...
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