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Functional variants within the secreted frizzled-related protein 3 gene are associated with hip osteoarthritis in females.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 29 Jun 2004
Loughlin John, Dowling Barbara, Chapman Kay, Marcelline Lucy, Mustafa Zehra, Southam Lorraine, Ferreira Athena, Ciesielski Cathleen, Carson Dennis A, Corr Maripat
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of disability in Western society with multiple risk factors, including a complex genetic pattern. Identifying loci involved in the heredity of OA might lead to insights into the molecular pathogenesis of this common disorder. A previous genome scan mapped a...
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