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Genome scan for quantity of hand osteoarthritis: the Framingham Study.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Apr 2002
Demissie S, Cupples L A, Myers R, Aliabadi P, Levy D, Felson D T
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OBJECTIVE: To search for markers linked to quantity of radiographic hand osteoarthritis (OA) in the Framingham Heart Study. METHODS: The sample included 684 original cohort members and 793 offspring in 296 pedigrees. Radiographic OA features evaluated included the Kellgren/Lawrence (K/L) score, osteophytes, and joint space narrowing (0-3 scale). Four quantitative phenotypes were computed from these measurements:...
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