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ArticleIn vivo (Athens, Greece)

Christos Yapijakis, Veronica Papakosta, Stavros Vassiliou

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Christos YapijakisDepartment of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attikon Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Veronica PapakostaDepartment of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attikon Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Stavros VassiliouDepartment of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attikon Hospital, Athens, Greece stvasil@med.uoa.gr.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The association of the high blood pressure D variant of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene with medication-related jaw osteonecrosis (MRONJ) is described in two Greek patients. The first patient, a 73-year-old man, took zolendronate, 4 mg/100 ml IV once per month for two years for prostate cancer and bone metastases. Three months after drug discontinuation, extraction of the first premolar was performed. After the intervention, he suffered from osteonecrosis of the mandible. He presented with hypertension and genetic testing revealed that he was homozygous for the high blood pressure D variant of the ACE gene. The second patient, a 65 years old woman, took denosumab, 120 mg subcutaneously once per month for 6 months for possible bone metastases from breast cancer. Three months after extraction of the first molar, she suffered from MRONJ. He also presented with hypertension and genetic testing revealed that she had the high blood pressure D variant of the ACE gene in a heterozygous state, which moderately predisposes to hypertension. To our knowledge, this is the first report indicating that genetic predisposition to hypertension may increase risk for MRONJ.

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AgedDenosumabGenetic TestingHeterozygoteHumansHypertensionJaw DiseasesMaleNeoplasm MetastasisOsteonecrosisPeptidyl-Dipeptidase AProstatic NeoplasmsZoledronic AcidACE protein, humanDenosumabPeptidyl-Dipeptidase AZoledronic AcidAngiotensin-converting enzymebisphosphonate-associated osteonecrosis of the jawbisphosphonatesdenosumabhypertension

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PMID30804141
PMCPMC6506304

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