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Gene-environment interaction between body mass index and transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGFβ1) gene in knee and hip osteoarthritis.
Arthritis research & therapy - 18 Apr 2013
Muthuri Stella G, Doherty Sally, Zhang Weiya, Maciewicz Rose A, Muir Kenneth R, Doherty Michael
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INTRODUCTION: The objective was to investigate potential gene-environment interaction between body mass index (BMI) and each of eight TGFβ1 polymorphisms in knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA). METHODS: We conducted a case-control study of Caucasian men and women aged 45 to 86 years from Nottingham, United Kingdom (Genetics of OA and Lifestyle (GOAL) study). Cases had clinically severe symptoms and radiographic knee...
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