Are [ Polymorphisms of IL-23 receptor gene associated with susceptibility to pulmonary tuberculosis and drug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis ]?
Two SNPs of IL-23R gene, rs10889677 and rs7518660, may be the risk factors of pulmonary tuberculosis. And rs11465802 may be a risk factor of drug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis in Chinese Uygur population.
Prophylactic use of a low-molecular-weight polypropylene mesh in abdominal surgery may be useful for the prevention of incisional hernia.