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Association between ADAM12 polymorphism and knee osteoarthritis in Thai population.
The Knee - 1 Jun 2016
Poonpet Thitiya, Tammachote Rachaneekorn, Tammachote Nattapol, Kanitnate Supakit, Honsawek Sittisak
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BACKGROUND: Osteoarthritis (OA), a common degenerative joint disorder in the elderly, is characterized by the destruction of articular cartilage, bony outgrowths at joint margins, and synovitis. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether there is an association between the ADAM12 (rs3740199) polymorphism and susceptibility to knee OA in a Thai population. METHODS: Genomic deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) was...
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