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Sex and ethnic differences in the association of ASPN, CALM1, COL2A1, COMP, and FRZB with genetic susceptibility to osteoarthritis of the knee.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Jan 2007
Valdes Ana M, Loughlin John, Oene Mark Van, Chapman Kay, Surdulescu Gabriela L, Doherty Michael, Spector Tim D
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OBJECTIVE: To assess whether the association of genetic polymorphisms with osteoarthritis (OA) in other populations could be replicated in a large, multicenter, mixed-sex, case-control study of clinical knee OA. METHODS: Genetic polymorphisms in OA candidate genes were genotyped in 298 men and 305 women, ages 50-86 years, all of whom had a diagnosis of knee OA as assessed clinically and radiographically, and in...
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