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Common variants in the GNL3 contribute to the increasing risk of knee osteoarthritis in Han Chinese population.
Scientific reports - 25 Jun 2018
Liu Bo, Cheng Huiguang, Ma Wenlong, Gong Futai, Wang Xiangyang, Duan Ning, Dang Xiaoqian
Abstract excerpt
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a complex degenerative joint disorder, which is caused by both environmental and genetic factors. Previous studies have indicated that the GNL3 gene is associated with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) susceptibility in Europeans; however, the exact molecular mechanism is still unclear. In the present study, we investigated the potential genetic association of GNL3 with KOA in a two-stage sample of...
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