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The hereditary predisposition to hip osteoarthritis and its association with abnormal joint morphology.
Osteoarthritis and cartilage - 1 Feb 2013
Pollard T C B, Batra R N, Judge A, Watkins B, McNally E G, Gill H S, Thomas G E R, Glyn-Jones S, Arden N K, Carr A J
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OBJECTIVE: Genetic factors and abnormalities of joint morphology are important in the aetiology of hip osteoarthritis (OA). The extent to which genetic influences are manifest through joint morphology has undergone limited investigation. Using a cohort with an hereditary predisposition to end-stage hip OA and a control group with no inherited risk, we aimed to identify associations with abnormal joint morphology...
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