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Significant association of SREBP-2 genetic polymorphisms with avascular necrosis in the Korean population
BACKGROUND: It is known that steroid usage and alcohol abuse are major etiological factors in the development of avascular necrosis (AVN), a bone disease that produces osteonecrosis of the femoral head. The facilitation of fat biosynthesis by steroids and alcohol disrupts the blood supply into the f...
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BioMed Central
2008
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2600781/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18954446 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2350-9-94 |