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Evaluation of the relationship and genetic overlap between Kashin-Beck disease and body mass index.
Scandinavian journal of rheumatology - 1 Nov 2016
Wen Y, Hao J, Xiao X, Guo X, Wang W, Yang T, Shen H, Tian Q, Tan L, Deng H-W, Zhang F
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OBJECTIVES: Body mass index (BMI) is one of the major factors affecting the development of osteoarthritis (OA) but there is currently no information available regarding the relationship between BMI and Kashin-Beck disease (KBD). Our aim in this study was to investigate the relationship and genetic overlap between BMI and KBD. METHOD: A total of 2050 Han Chinese subjects participated in this study. Using a cohort...
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