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Association between TLR-9 gene rs187084 polymorphism and knee osteoarthritis in a Chinese population.
Bioscience reports - 31 Oct 2017
Zheng Mingfeng, Shi Shiyuan, Zheng Qi, Wang Yifan, Ying Xiaozhang, Jin Yanghui
Abstract excerpt
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a complex disease that is induced by many genetic risk variants and other factors. To examine the role of toll-like receptor 9 (TLR-9) in OA patients, we conducted a case-control study involving 215 knee OA (KOA) patients and 215 controls in a Chinese population. Genotyping with a custom-by-design 48-Plex single nucleotide polymorphism Scan™ Kit showed the TLR-9 gene rs187084 polymorphism...
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