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Identifying genetic variants underlying medication-induced osteonecrosis of the jaw in cancer and osteoporosis: a case control study.
Journal of translational medicine - 20 Nov 2019
Lee Kye Hwa, Kim Su-Hwan, Kim Chang Hyen, Min Byung Joo, Kim Grace Juyun, Lim Younggyun, Kim Hun-Sung, Ahn Kang-Min, Kim Ju Han
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Bisphosphonate-induced osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ) presents with a typical pattern of jaw necrosis in patients who have been prescribed bisphosphonates (BPs) and other antiangiogenetic drugs to treat osteoporosis or bone-related complications of cancer. METHODS: This study divided 38 patients with BRONJ into two groups according to the prescribing causes: cancer (n = 13) and osteoporosis...
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