Association of TIMP4 gene variants with steroid-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head in the population of northern China
Background In clinical treatment, the use of steroid hormones is an important etiological factor of non-traumatic osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) risk. As an endogenous inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in the extracellular matrix, the expression of tissue inhibitors of metallop...
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| Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2019-01-01
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