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Epidemiogenetic study of French families with Paget's disease of bone.
Joint bone spine - 1 Jul 2012
Michou Laëtitia, Collet Corinne, Morissette Jean, Audran Maurice, Thomas Thierry, Gagnon Edith, Launay Jean-Marie, Laplanche Jean-Louis, Brown Jacques P, Orcel Philippe
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OBJECTIVE: To search for association with environmental factors and to determine SQSTM1/p62 mutations prevalence in French families with Paget's disease of bone (PDB). METHODS: Unrelated patients with a confirmed diagnosis of PDB were recruited in three Rheumatology departments and informed consent obtained. First- and second-degree relatives of each index case had a physical examination, blood taken for DNA...
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