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Genetic polymorphisms of CYP3A4 among Chinese patients with steroid-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head.
Medicine - 1 Nov 2016
Wang Yuan, Li Xiuling, Gao Yaoyu, Li Zhi, Yu Lidong, Meng Qingbo, Sun Li, Wang Jianzhong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Steroid therapy has been an important reason of nontraumatic osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH). Steroids are metabolized by hepatic cytochrome P4503A, a low endogenous activity of this enzyme can contribute to the pathogenesis of ONFH. The aim of this study was to investigate the associations of polymorphisms of cytochrome P4503A4 (CYP3A4) gene with steroid-induced ONFH in Chinese patients....
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