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Identification of sequence polymorphisms in CALM2 and analysis of association with hip osteoarthritis in a Japanese population.
Journal of bone and mineral metabolism - 1 Sept 2010
Mototani Hideyuki, Iida Aritoshi, Nakamura Yusuke, Ikegawa Shiro
Abstract excerpt
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative disease characterized by gradual loss of articular cartilage and is a leading cause of disability in elderly populations. In a previous study, we demonstrated an association between a functional single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the core promoter region...
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