Lack of support for the presence of an osteoarthritis susceptibility locus on chromosome 6p.

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OBJECTIVE: To replicate, in a Northern Irish population, the previously reported association between a locus on chromosome 6 and hip osteoarthritis (OA). METHODS: Patients with hip OA were identified from a registry of patients who had undergone total hip replacement surgery over an 8-year period at a single large orthopedic unit in Northern Ireland. Patients identified as index cases were contacted by mail and...

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