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Association of Common Variants in TGFA with Increased Risk of Knee Osteoarthritis Susceptibility.
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 Oct 2017
Cui Guofeng, Wei Rong, Liu Dan, Yang Haojie, Wu Junlong, Fan Lihong, Wang Kunzheng
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OBJECTIVE: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a complex degenerative joint disorder, which has contributions from both environmental and genetic factors. Several recent publications have established the connection between hip OA susceptibility and genetic markers within the TGFA gene, however, the relationship of these markers with knee OA has not been elucidated. Therefore, the present study was designed to investigate the...
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