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SUBMITTER: Ling Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4503156 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ling Yan Y Peng Cheng C Liu Chenguang C Zhang Na N Yue Shouwei S
International journal of clinical and experimental pathology 20150501 5
<h4>Objectives</h4>Post-operative stiffness is common after rotator cuff repair, given the difference in susceptibility and severity, the genetic factors may be involved. Interleukin 6 (IL-6) and Matrix metalloproteinases 3 (MMP-3) were previous found as key cytokines in the pathologies of adhesive capsulitis. The present study aims to investigate whether variants within the IL-6 and MMP-3 gene contributed to post-operative stiffness in a Chinese Han population.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 188 pat ...[more]