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Genome-wide association scans for idiopathic osteonecrosis of the femoral head in a Korean population.
Molecular medicine reports - 1 Feb 2017
Baek Seung-Hoon, Kim Kang-Il, Yoon Kyung-Sik, Kim Tae-Ho, Kim Shin-Yoon
Abstract excerpt
Osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) is a multifactorial disease and is associated with genetic predisposition, and exposure to certain risk factors. In particular, idiopathic ONFH in twins and the clustering of cases in families have indicated that genetic factors are involved. However, the majority of cases of ONFH are sporadic and various studies have demonstrated that differences in the study design...
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