ABCB1 and osteonecrosis: In a previous meta-analysis, Gong et al analyzed 23 studies and 35 genes and indicated that PAI-1 rs1799768 and ABCB1 rs1045642, but not MTHFR rs1801133 or ABCB1 rs2032582, were related to the risk of osteonecrosis (Gong et al., 2013).