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Biomarkers associated with clinical phenotypes of hand osteoarthritis in a large multigenerational family: the CARRIAGE family study.
Osteoarthritis and cartilage - 1 Sept 2008
Chen H-C, Shah S, Stabler T V, Li Y-J, Kraus V B
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate biological markers as potential quantitative traits of clinical osteoarthritis (OA) in a large multigenerational family in the Carolinas of the USA known as the CARRIAGE (CARolinas Region Interaction of Aging, Genes and Environment) family. METHODS: During a series of three family reunions over 6 years, we ascertained 365 family members. We performed clinical hand examinations (n=287), and...
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