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Vascular endothelial growth factor genetic polymorphisms and haplotypes in female patients with bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaws.
Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology - 1 Jul 2011
Arduino P G, Menegatti E, Scoletta M, Battaglio C, Mozzati M, Chiecchio A, Berardi D, Vandone A M, Donadio M, Gandolfo S, Scully C, Broccoletti R
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the polymorphisms of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene in relation to female patients who developed bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaws (BRONJ). METHODS: Test subjects were 30 Italian female patients with BRONJ (Group A). Control subjects were 30 female patients with a history of intravenous bisphosphonate use without any evidence of osteonecrosis (Group B)...
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