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OPG and RANKL polymorphisms are associated with alcohol-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head in the north area of China population in men.
Medicine - 1 Jun 2016
Li Yizhou, Wang Yuan, Guo Yongchang, Wang Quanjian, Ouyang Yongri, Cao Yuju, Jin Tianbo, Wang Jianzhong
Abstract excerpt
Alcohol-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) is an important pathogenesis of nontraumatic ONFH. However, the mechanisms of the pathogenesis are still unknown. Osteoprotegerin (OPG) and receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappa B ligand (RANKL) have been implicated in multiple functions including blocking osteoclast maturation, controlling vascular calcifications, and promoting tumor growth and...
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