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Genetic, clinical and radiographic signs in knee osteoarthritis susceptibility.
Arthritis research & therapy - 9 Apr 2014
Minafra Luigi, Bravatà Valentina, Saporito Michele, Cammarata Francesco P, Forte Giusi I, Caldarella Salvatore, D'Arienzo Michele, Gilardi Maria C, Messa Cristina, Boniforti Filippo
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INTRODUCTION: Osteoarthritis (OA) is considered to be a multifactorial and polygenic disease and diagnosis is mainly clinical and radiological. Correlation between radiographic data and clinical status has been reported. However, very few studies, especially in Caucasian people, describe the association between the Kellgren and Lawrence OA grading scale (KL) and genetic alterations to better understand OA...
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