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Polymorphisms in the Glucocorticoid Receptor Gene and Associations with Glucocorticoid-Induced Avascular Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head.
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 May 2017
Zhao Zhanqin, Xue Yun, Hong Dun, Zhang Hongjun, Hu Zhigang, Fan Shunwu, Chen Haixiao
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AIMS: Individual sensitivity to glucocorticoid (GC) therapy might play a pivotal role in the development of GC-induced avascular necrosis of the femoral head (GANFH). In a growing number of studies, common polymorphisms of the glucocorticoid receptor gene (nuclear receptor subfamily 3 group C member 1 [NR3C1]) have been associated with variability in the individual sensitivity to GCs. However, whether the NR3C1...
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