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characterization of lepr gene Q223R (RS1137101) genotypes in patients with knee joint osteoarthritis of different radiographic stages.
Wiadomosci lekarskie (Warsaw, Poland : 1960) - 1 Jan 2000
Novoseletskyi Valerii O, Stanislavchuk Mykola A, Shkarupa Volodymyr M, Shvets Liliia V
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OBJECTIVE: Introduction: Osteoarthritis is a multifactorial joint disease with a significant role of the genetic factor. The numerous studies have demonstrated that genetic dependence is specific for individual hand, hip and knee regions with a genetic contribution to the pathogenesis of osteoarthrosis varying from 40% to 65%. To assess the role of leptin gene receptor functional activity disturbance in the...
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