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Association of IL10 and TGFB single nucleotide polymorphisms with intervertebral disc degeneration in Iranian population: a case control study.
BMC medical genetics - 10 Apr 2018
Hanaei Sara, Abdollahzade Sina, Sadr Maryam, Mirbolouk Mohammad Hossein, Khoshnevisan Alireza, Rezaei Nima
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Considered as one of the major causes of low back pain, Intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) is caused by several genetic and environmental factors. As inflammation plays an important role in disc degeneration, the genetic changes in both inflammatory and anti-inflammatory genes may play causative roles in IVDD as well. Therefore, the interactions between inflammatory and anti-inflammatory...
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