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A GRIN3A polymorphism may be associated with glucocorticoid-induced symptomatic osteonecrosis in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Personalized medicine - 1 Sept 2021
Zgheib Nathalie K, El-Khoury Habib, Maamari Dimitri, Basbous Maya, Saab Raya, Muwakkit Samar A
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Aim: To evaluate the association between candidate genetic polymorphisms and glucocorticoid-induced osteonecrosis in Arab children treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Methods: A total of 189 children treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia were genotyped for four SNPs with allele discrimination assays. The incidence and timing of radiologically confirmed symptomatic grade 4 osteonecrosis were classified...
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