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Mutation -538 T/C in bone morphogenetic protein 4 do not increase the risk in sickle-cell disease with orthopedic complications but strongly associated with increased LDH and uric acid level in Indian patients from Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand states.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 2 May 2010
Abhishek Kumar, Sohail Mohammad, Kumar Ritesh, Patra P K, Choudhary S B
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BACKGROUND: Bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) are involved in the various orthopedic complications such as avascular necrosis, osteonecrosis and bone turnover, therefore genes coding for proteins, like BMP4, can be potential candidate for studying orthopedic disorders. METHODS: A case-control stud...
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