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Heritability patterns in hand osteoarthritis: the role of osteophytes.
Arthritis research & therapy - 1 Jan 2010
Ishimori Mariko L, Altman Roy D, Cohen Myles J, Cui Jinrui, Guo Xiuqing, Rotter Jerome I, Weisman Michael H
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INTRODUCTION: The objective of the present study was to assess heritability of clinical and radiographic features of hand osteoarthritis (OA) in affected patients and their siblings. METHODS: A convenience sample of patients with clinical and radiographic hand OA and their siblings were evaluated by examination and radiography. Radiographs were scored for hand OA features by radiographic atlas. The heritability...
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