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Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms and susceptibility of hand osteoarthritis in Finnish women.
Arthritis research & therapy - 1 Jan 2006
Solovieva Svetlana, Hirvonen Ari, Siivola Päivi, Vehmas Tapio, Luoma Katariina, Riihimäki Hilkka, Leino-Arjas Päivi
Abstract excerpt
We examined whether polymorphisms of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene was associated with individual risk of hand osteoarthritis (OA). Radiographs of both hands of 295 dentists and of 248 teachers were examined and classified for the presence of OA using reference images. The VDR ApaI and TaqI genotypes were determined by PCR-based methods. No association was observed between the VDR polymorphisms and the odds...
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