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A functional single nucleotide polymorphism in the core promoter region of CALM1 is associated with hip osteoarthritis in Japanese.
Human molecular genetics - 15 Apr 2005
Mototani Hideyuki, Mabuchi Akihiko, Saito Susumu, Fujioka Mikihiro, Iida Aritoshi, Takatori Yoshio, Kotani Akihiro, Kubo Toshikazu, Nakamura Kozo, Sekine Akihiro, Murakami Yoshinori, Tsunoda Tatsuhiko, Notoya Kohei, Nakamura Yusuke, Ikegawa Shiro
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Osteoarthritis (OA), a common skeletal disease, is a leading cause of disability among the elderly populations. OA is characterized by gradual loss of articular cartilage, but the etiology and pathogenesis of OA are largely unknown. Epidemiological and genetic studies have demonstrated that genet...
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