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Reproducible genetic associations between candidate genes and clinical knee osteoarthritis in men and women.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Feb 2006
Valdes Ana M, Van Oene Mark, Hart Deborah J, Surdulescu Gabriela L, Loughlin John, Doherty Michael, Spector Tim D
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Osteoarthritis (OA) is recognized to have a genetic component, and in this study, we aimed to replicate in a case-control study of men and women with clinical knee OA genetic associations in 12 candidate genes previously reported to be associated with OA. METHODS: Twenty-five single-nucleotide polymorphisms were genotyped in 298 men and 305 women ages 50-86 who were diagnosed as having knee OA, as...
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