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Association of the interleukin-1 gene cluster on chromosome 2q13 with knee osteoarthritis.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Jun 2002
Loughlin John, Dowling Barbara, Mustafa Zehra, Chapman Kay
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether the interleukin-1 (IL-1) ligand gene cluster at 2q13 encodes for genetic susceptibility to primary osteoarthritis (OA). METHODS: Seven single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and a variable-number tandem repeat (VNTR) polymorphism from within the IL-1 ligand genes IL1A, IL1B, and IL1RN were genotyped in a cohort of 557 OA cases and 557 age-matched controls. RESULTS: None of the...
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