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Low molecular weight phenotype of Apo(a) is a risk factor of corticosteroid-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head after renal transplant.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Mar 2007
Hirata Tetsurou, Fujioka Mikihiro, Takahashi Kenji A, Asano Takeshi, Ishida Masashi, Akioka Kiyokazu, Okamoto Masahiko, Yoshimura Norio, Satomi Yoshiko, Nishino Hoyoku, Hirota Yoshio, Nakajima Shigeo, Kato Shigeaki, Kubo Toshikazu
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONF) is a necrosis due to disruption of the blood flow. The disease often occurs in association with corticosteroid treatment. The pathology of corticosteroid-induced ONF is unclear, although abnormalities in the coagulation and fibrinolytic systems or in the lipid metabolism have been reported to be involved. We examined the relationships between development of ONF...
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