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Combination analysis of three polymorphisms for predicting the risk for steroid-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head.
Journal of orthopaedic science : official journal of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association - 1 Jul 2008
Kuribayashi Masaaki, Fujioka Mikihiro, Takahashi Kenji A, Arai Yuji, Hirata Tetsurou, Nakajima Shigeo, Yoshimura Norio, Satomi Yoshiko, Nishino Hoyoku, Kondo Kyoko, Fukushima Wakaba, Hirota Yoshio, Kubo Toshikazu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONF) often develops following corticosteroid administration. We previously investigated the genetic background for the development of corticosteroid-induced ONF and found relations between ONF development and genetic polymorphisms in the ATP binding cassette B1 (ABCB1) gene (C3435T), apolipoprotein B (ApoB) gene (C7623T), and cAMP-response element binding...
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