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SUBMITTER: Qi Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6393650 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Qi Yuxin Y Wang Jiaqi J Sun Mingqi M Ma Chao C Jin Tianbo T Liu Yuan Y Cao Yuju Y Wang Jianzhong J
Molecular genetics & genomic medicine 20181212 2
<h4>Background</h4>Osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) is a refractory disease which frequently occurs in young and middle-aged people. Recent studies indicated that MMP-14 played an important role in the development of chondrocytes, metabolism of osteoblasts as well as fate decision of hypertrophic chondrocytes. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between polymorphisms of MMP-14 and steroid-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head in the Chinese population.<h4>Methods ...[more]