## Objective: To study the role of the interleukin-1 beta gene (il1b) and the il-1 receptor antagonist gene (il1rn) in relation to the occurrence of radiographic osteoarthritis (roa) in the hip, knee, and hand and disc degeneration of the spine. ## Methods: The study population consisted of a ran
Interleukin-1β gene polymorphism associated with radiographic signs of osteoarthritis of the knee
✍ Scribed by Toshiya Kanoh; Yukiharu Hasegawa; Tetsuo Masui; Jin Yamaguchi; Naoki Ishiguro; Nobuyuki Hamajima
- Publisher
- Springer Japan
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 155 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0949-2658
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