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Association study between polymorphisms in selenoprotein genes and susceptibility to Kashin-Beck disease.
Osteoarthritis and cartilage - 1 Jun 2010
Xiong Y M, Mo X Y, Zou X Z, Song R X, Sun W Y, Lu W, Chen Q, Yu Y X, Zang W J
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OBJECTIVES: Kashin-Beck disease (KBD) is a disabling osteoarthropathy involving growth cartilage endemic to selenium (Se)-deficient regions in China. Associations between genetic variation in selenoprotein genes and susceptibility to many diseases have recently been investigated but few studies h...
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