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N-cadherin promoter polymorphisms and risk of osteoarthritis.
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology - 1 Feb 2014
Ruedel Anke, Stark Klaus, Kaufmann Simone, Bauer Richard, Reinders Joerg, Rovensky Jozef, Blazicková Stanislava, Oefner Peter J, Bosserhoff Anja K
Abstract excerpt
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis. It is characterized by cartilage destruction and bone remodeling, mediated in part by synovial fibroblasts (SFs). Given the functional significance of cadherins in these cells, we aimed at determining the role of genetic variants of N-cadherin (CDH2) in OA of the knee and hip. Six single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the genomic region of the CDH2 gene were...
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