The BCL2 -938C>A Promoter Polymorphism Is Associated with Risk for and Time to Aseptic Loosening of Total Hip Arthroplasty.

Aseptic loosening is a major cause of revision surgery of total hip arthroplasty (THA). Only few host factors affecting aseptic loosening have been identified until now, although they are urgently needed to identify and possibly treat those patients at higher risk for aseptic loosening. To determine...

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Main Authors: Patrick Stelmach, Christian Wedemeyer, Lena Fuest, Gina Kurscheid, Thorsten Gehrke, Stefanie Klenke, Marcus Jäger, Max D Kauther, Hagen S Bachmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4755546?pdf=render