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Matrix Gla protein polymorphism, but not concentrations, is associated with radiographic hand osteoarthritis.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Sept 2011
Misra Devyani, Booth Sarah L, Crosier Micheal D, Ordovas Jose M, Felson David T, Neogi Tuhina
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OBJECTIVE: Factors associated with mineralization and osteophyte formation in osteoarthritis (OA) are incompletely understood. Genetic polymorphisms of matrix Gla protein (MGP), a mineralization inhibitor, have been associated clinically with conditions of abnormal calcification. We therefore evaluated the relationship of MGP concentrations and polymorphisms at the MGP locus to hand OA. METHODS: Ours was an...
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