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Variation in the TNF gene promoter and risk of osteolysis after total hip arthroplasty.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research - 1 Nov 2003
Wilkinson J Mark, Wilson A Gerard, Stockley Ian, Scott Ian R, Macdonald David A, Hamer Andrew J, Duff Gordon W, Eastell Richard
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UNLABELLED: Genetic factors may influence implant failure caused by osteolysis after THA. In an association study of 481 subjects after THA, we found that carriage of the TNF-238A allele was associated with an increased incidence of osteolysis versus noncarriage (odds ratio, 1.7) and was independ...
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