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IL-1 receptor antagonist gene as a predictive biomarker of progression of knee osteoarthritis in a population cohort.
Osteoarthritis and cartilage - 1 Jul 2013
Wu X, Kondragunta V, Kornman K S, Wang H Y, Duff G W, Renner J B, Jordan J M
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OBJECTIVE: Within the interleukin-1 (IL-1) cytokine family, IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL1RN) gene variants have been associated with radiological severity of knee osteoarthritis (OA) in cross-sectional studies. The present study tested the relation between IL1RN gene variants and progression of knee OA assessed radiographically by change in Kellgren-Lawrence (KL) score over time. DESIGN: 1153 Caucasian adults...
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