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Birthweight, vitamin D receptor gene polymorphism, and risk of lumbar spine osteoarthritis.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Apr 2005
Jordan Kelsey M, Syddall Holly, Dennison Elaine M, Cooper Cyrus, Arden Nigel K
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate risk factors for adult lumbar spine osteoarthritis (OA) including polymorphisms of the vitamin D receptor gene (VDR) and birthweight. METHODS: Plain radiographs of the lumbar spine were taken in 392 healthy subjects and graded for osteophytes and disc space narrowing (DSN); demographic data were collected. Details of birthweight and weight at 1 year were retrieved from historical...
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