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A link between osteomyelitis and IL1RN and IL1B polymorphisms-a study in patients from Northeast Brazil.
Acta orthopaedica - 1 Oct 2017
Alves De Souza Clinio, Queiroz Alves De Souza Argos, Queiroz Alves De Souza Maria do Socorro, Dias Leite José Alberto, Silva De Morais Maíra, Barem Rabenhorst Sílvia Helena
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Background and purpose - Treatment failure of osteomyelitis can result from genetic susceptibility, highlighting polymorphisms of the interleukin-1 (IL-1) family members, central mediators of innate immunity and inflammation. Polymorphisms are DNA sequence variations that are common in the population (1% or more) and represent multiple forms of a single gene. We investigated the association of IL1RNVNTR...
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