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A rare variant in the osteoarthritis-associated locus GDF5 is functional and reveals a site that can be manipulated to modulate GDF5 expression.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 May 2013
Dodd Andrew W, Syddall Catherine M, Loughlin John
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is a polygenic disease characterized by cartilage loss, with the single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs143383 (C/T) influencing OA susceptibility across a range of ethnic groups. The SNP resides within the 5'-UTR of the growth and differentiation factor 5 gene (GDF5), with th...
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