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Association of matrilin-3 polymorphisms with spinal disc degeneration and osteoarthritis of the first carpometacarpal joint of the hand.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Aug 2006
Min J L, Meulenbelt I, Riyazi N, Kloppenburg M, Houwing-Duistermaat J J, Seymour A B, van Duijn C M, Slagboom P E
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BACKGROUND: Seven polymorphisms in the matrilin-3(MATN3) gene were previously tested for genetic association with hand osteoarthritis in an Icelandic cohort. One of the variants, involving a conserved amino acid substitution (T303M; SNP5), was related to idiopathic hand osteoarthritis. OBJECTIVES: To investigate SNP5 and two other promising polymorphisms (rs2242190; SNP3, rs8176070; SNP6) for association with...
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