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Analysis of estrogen receptor alpha gene haplotype in Mexican mestizo patients with primary osteoarthritis of the knee.
Rheumatology international - 1 May 2012
Borgonio-Cuadra Verónica Marusa, González-Huerta Celia, Duarte-Salazár Carolina, de Los Ángeles Soria-Bastida María, Cortés-González Socorro, Miranda-Duarte Antonio
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this work was to test the association between estrogen receptor α gene (ERα) polymorphism and primary osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee in Mexican mestizo patients. A case-control study was conducted. Cases were patients >40 years of age, with a body mass index (BMI) ≤ 27 and radiologic score for OA of the knee of ≥2 according to Kellgren-Lawrence scale, and controls were subjects >40 years age with a...
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