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A SMAD3 gene polymorphism is related with osteoarthritis in a Northeast Chinese population.
Rheumatology international - 1 Jul 2013
Liying Jiang, Yuchun Tao, Youcheng Wang, Yingchen Wang, Chunyu Jin, Yanling Yin, Hongmei Jin, Yujie Li
Abstract excerpt
Variants in the SMAD family member 3 (SMAD3) have recently been reported to be associated with osteoarthritis (OA) in European populations. However, the results are contestable. To assess the role of such variants in SMAD3 in OA susceptibility in peripheral joints OA, we conducted a case-control study in a Northeast Chinese population. The SMAD3 SNP was genotyped in patients who had primary symptomatic OA with...
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