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Mitochondrial DNA haplogroups: role in the prevalence and severity of knee osteoarthritis.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Aug 2008
Rego-Pérez Ignacio, Fernández-Moreno Mercedes, Fernández-López Carlos, Arenas Joaquín, Blanco Francisco J
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OBJECTIVE: Some studies indicate that the mitochondrion is implicated in osteoarthritis (OA). To test the hypothesis that mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroups contribute to the prevalence and severity of knee OA, we analyzed the European mtDNA haplogroups in a Spanish population of patients with...
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