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Genetic predisposition to the presence and 5-year clinical progression of hip osteoarthritis.
Osteoarthritis and cartilage - 1 May 2012
Pollard T C B, Batra R N, Judge A, Watkins B, McNally E G, Gill H S, Arden N K, Carr A J
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OBJECTIVE: Genetic factors are important in the aetiology of hip osteoarthritis (OA), but studies are limited by cross-sectional design and poor association with clinically important disease. Identifying cohorts with progressive OA will facilitate development of OA biomarkers. Using a middle-aged cohort with genetic predisposition to hip OA and a control group, we compared the prevalence of clinical and...
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