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Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms and osteoarthritis of the hand, hip, and knee: acase-control study in Japan.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 1 Jan 2000
Huang J, Ushiyama T, Inoue K, Kawasaki T, Hukuda S
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms andJapanese female patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the hand, hip, and knee. METHODS: BsmI,ApaI, andTaqI restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs) of the VDR gene were analysed in 270Japanese female patients with radiographic OA of the hand, hip, tibiofemoral (TF) joint, andpatellofemoral (PF) joint, as well...
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