Article
Association of the DVWA and GDF5 polymorphisms with osteoarthritis in UK populations.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Dec 2009
Valdes A M, Spector T D, Doherty S, Wheeler M, Hart D J, Doherty M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Variants in the growth differentiation factor 5 (GDF5) and in the double von Willebrand factor A (DVWA) have recently been reported to be associated with osteoarthritis (OA) in Asian populations. OBJECTIVE: To assess the role of such variants in OA susceptibility in two independent UK samples of Caucasian origin. METHODS: Polymorphisms rs11718863 and rs7639618 (DVWA) and rs143383 (GDF5) were genotyped...
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