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Candidate Loci are Revealed by an Initial Genome-wide Association Study of Juvenile Osteochondritis Dissecans.
Journal of pediatric orthopedics - 1 Jan 2017
Yellin Joseph L, Trocle Ashley, Grant Struan F A, Hakonarson Hakon, Shea Kevin G, Ganley Theodore J
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BACKGROUND: Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) is a condition that oftentimes causes significant knee pain in pediatric patient populations. If left untreated, OCD significantly increases the risk of developing degenerative osteoarthritis along with its associated consequences and costs. Although a genetic component has been suggested to play a role in this disorder, few studies have been carried out in order to...
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