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A functional SNP in EDG2 increases susceptibility to knee osteoarthritis in Japanese.
Human molecular genetics - 15 Jun 2008
Mototani Hideyuki, Iida Aritoshi, Nakajima Masahiro, Furuichi Tatsuya, Miyamoto Yoshinari, Tsunoda Tatsuhiko, Sudo Akihiro, Kotani Akihiro, Uchida Atsumasa, Ozaki Kouichi, Tanaka Yoshiya, Nakamura Yusuke, Tanaka Toshihiro, Notoya Kohei, Ikegawa Shiro
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis and is characterized by the gradual loss of articular cartilage. Several OA-susceptibility genes have been identified; however, there are few pharmaceutical targets that can be targeted with small-molecule compounds. To investigate whether...
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