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Investigation of the Relationship Between Susceptibility Loci for Hip Osteoarthritis and Dual X-Ray Absorptiometry-Derived Hip Shape in a Population-Based Cohort of Perimenopausal Women.
Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) - 1 Dec 2018
Baird Denis A, Paternoster Lavinia, Gregory Jennifer S, Faber Benjamin G, Saunders Fiona R, Giuraniuc Claudiu V, Barr Rebecca J, Lawlor Deborah A, Aspden Richard M, Tobias Jonathan H
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OBJECTIVE: To examine relationships between known osteoarthritis (OA) susceptibility loci and hip shape in a population-based cohort of perimenopausal women in order to investigate whether hip shape contributes to OA development. METHODS: Hip shape was measured, using statistical shape modeling, on dual x-ray absorptiometry scans of the hip from mothers in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children...
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