Article
Association study of polymorphisms in selenoprotein genes and Kashin-Beck disease and serum selenium/iodine concentration in a Tibetan population.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Huang Lulin, Shi Yi, Lu Fang, Zheng Hong, Liu Xiaoqi, Gong Bo, Yang Jiyun, Lin Ying, Cheng Jing, Ma Shi, Lin He, Yang Zhenglin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Kashin-Beck disease is a kind of degenerative osteoarthropathy. Genetic factors may play an important role in the pathogenesis of KBD. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association of the selenoprotein genes GPX1 (rs1050450, rs1800668, and rs3811699), TrxR2 (rs5748469), and DIO2 (rs225014) with Kashin-Beck disease (KBD) in a Tibetan population and to investigate the association of these SNPs with the...
