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Radiographic endophenotyping in hip osteoarthritis improves the precision of genetic association analysis.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Jul 2017
Panoutsopoulou Kalliope, Thiagarajah Shankar, Zengini Eleni, Day-Williams Aaron G, Ramos Yolande Fm, Meessen Jennifer Mta, Huetink Kasper, Nelissen Rob Ghh, Southam Lorraine, Rayner N William, Doherty Michael, Meulenbelt Ingrid, Zeggini Eleftheria, Wilkinson J Mark
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Osteoarthritis (OA) has a strong genetic component but the success of previous genome-wide association studies (GWAS) has been restricted due to insufficient sample sizes and phenotype heterogeneity. Our aim was to examine the effect of clinically relevant endophenotyping according to site of maximal joint space narrowing (maxJSN) and bone remodelling response on GWAS signal detection in hip OA....
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