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An intron polymorphism of the fibronectin gene is associated with end-stage knee osteoarthritis in a Han Chinese population: two independent case-control studies.
BMC musculoskeletal disorders - 23 May 2014
Yang Hsin-Yi, Su Sui-Lung, Peng Yi-Jen, Wang Chih-Chien, Lee Herng-Sheng, Salter Donald M, Lee Chian-Her
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BACKGROUND: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a complex disease involving both biomechanical and metabolic factors that alter the tissue homeostasis of articular cartilage and subchondral bone. The catabolic activities of extracellular matrix degradation products, especially fibronectin (FN), have been implicated in mediating cartilage degradation. Chondrocytes express several members of the integrin family which can...
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