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Genome-wide linkage analysis of quantitative biomarker traits of osteoarthritis in a large, multigenerational extended family.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Mar 2010
Chen Hsiang-Cheng, Kraus Virginia Byers, Li Yi-Ju, Nelson Sarah, Haynes Carol, Johnson Jessica, Stabler Thomas, Hauser Elizabeth R, Gregory Simon G, Kraus William E, Shah Svati H
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OBJECTIVE: The genetic contributions to the multifactorial disorder osteoarthritis (OA) have been increasingly recognized. The goal of the current study was to use OA-related biomarkers of severity and disease burden as quantitative traits to identify genetic susceptibility loci for OA. METHODS: In a large multigenerational extended family (n = 350), we measured 5 OA-related biomarkers: hyaluronan (HA), cartilage...
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