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Prevalence of genetic risk factors related with thrombophilia and hypofibrinolysis in patients with osteonecrosis of the femoral head in Poland.
BMC musculoskeletal disorders - 11 Sept 2013
Gagala Jacek, Buraczynska Monika, Mazurkiewicz Tomasz, Ksiazek Andrzej
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The etiology of osteonecrosis of femoral head (ONFH) has not been fully elucidated. Increased intravascular coagulation and/or hypofibrinolysis have been proposed as pathogenic mechanisms. Previous reports demonstrated significant association between incidence of ONFH and polymorphisms of genes related with thrombophilia especially in Caucasian subjects. The aim of our study was to evaluate the...
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