The influence of HLA genotype on the development of metal hypersensitivity following joint replacement.
Langton DJ, Bhalekar RM, Joyce TJ, Rushton SP, Wainwright BJ, Nargol ME, Shyam N, Lie BA, Pabbruwe MB, Stewart AJ, Waller S, Natu S, Ren R, Hornick R, Darlay R, Su EP, Nargol AVF.
Langton DJ, et al.
Commun Med (Lond). 2022 Jun 24;2:73. doi: 10.1038/s43856-022-00137-0. eCollection 2022.
Commun Med (Lond). 2022.
PMID: 35761834
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BACKGROUND: Over five million joint replacements are performed across the world each year. Cobalt chrome (CoCr) components are used in most of these procedures. Some patients develop delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) responses to CoCr implants, resulting in tissue damage …
BACKGROUND: Over five million joint replacements are performed across the world each year. Cobalt chrome (CoCr) components are used i …