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Association between genetic polymorphisms of MMP8 and the risk of steroid-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head in the population of northern China

BACKGROUND: Steroid-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) is the most common clinical nontraumatic ONFH. Once ONFH occurs, it seriously reduces patients’ quality of life. The matrix metalloproteinase/tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase (MMP/TIMP) system was found to play a significant r...

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Autores principales: Du, Jieli, Jin, Tianbo, Cao, Yuju, Chen, Junyu, Guo, Yongchang, Sun, Mingqi, Li, Jian, Zhang, Xiyang, Wang, Guoqiang, Wang, Jianzhong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5402575/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27631232
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000004794