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SUBMITTER: An F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5400606 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
An Feimeng F Du Jieli J Cao Yuju Y Shi Jianping J Guo Yongchang Y Jin Tianbo T Li Jian J Chen Junyu J Li Ping P Dong Mei M Wang Guoqiang G Wang Jianzhong J
Oncotarget 20170301 13
Osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) is an orthopedic refractory disease that adversely affects quality of life. Matrix metalloproteinase-8 (MMP-8) produced by the bone marrow has been implicated in the degradation of collagen during bone development. We assessed whether MMP8 polymorphisms are associated with ONFH. In a case-control study, using χ2 tests and genetic model analyses, we genotyped 5 MMP8 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 585 ONFH patients and 507 healthy control subject ...[more]