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Prevalence of the Pro12Ala missense mutation in the PPARG2 gene in Kuwaiti patients with primary knee osteoarthritis.
Annals of Saudi medicine - 1 Jan 2000
Al-Jarallah Khaled F, Shehab Diaa K, Haider Mohammad Z
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) play an important role in a number of cellular and metabolic functions. This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of a missense mutation (Pro12Ala) in the PPARG2 gene in Kuwaiti Arab patients with primary knee osteoarthritis (OA) and healthy controls with the aim of identifying a possible association. DESIGN AND SETTING: A...
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