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Matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP1), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and vitamin D receptor (VDR) have been implicated in the biological cascade of events initiated by particulate wear debris and bacterial infection resulting in periprosthetic bone loss around loosened total hip replacements (THR). Individual responses to such stimuli may be dictated by genetic variation and we have studied the effect of single nucleotide...
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