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Dupuytren diathesis and genetic risk.
The Journal of hand surgery - 1 Oct 2012
Dolmans Guido H, de Bock Geertruida H, Werker Paul M
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Dupuytren disease (DD) is a benign fibrosing disorder of the hand and fingers. Recently, we identified 9 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with DD in a genome-wide association study. These SNPs can be used to calculate a genetic risk score for DD. The aim of this study was to test whether certain clinical characteristics (including the DD diathesis features) of patients with DD are...
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