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Association between interleukin 1 gene cluster polymorphisms and bilateral distal interphalangeal osteoarthritis.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Sept 2009
Solovieva Svetlana, Kämäräinen Olli-Pekka, Hirvonen Ari, Hämäläinen Satu, Laitala Mari, Vehmas Tapio, Luoma Katariina, Näkki Annu, Riihimäki Hilkka, Ala-Kokko Leena, Männikkö Minna, Leino-Arjas Päivi
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To examine the association of the interleukin 1 gene (IL1) cluster polymorphisms and their haplotypes with bilateral distal interphalangeal joint osteoarthritis (DIP OA). METHODS: Radiographs of both hands of 295 dentists and 248 teachers were examined and classified for the presence o...
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