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Identification of Cartilage Microbial DNA Signatures and Associations With Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis.
Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) - 1 Jul 2020
Dunn Christopher M, Velasco Cassandra, Rivas Alexander, Andrews Madison, Garman Cassandra, Jacob Paul B, Jeffries Matlock A
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OBJECTIVE: Alterations of the gut microbiota have been implicated in many forms of arthritis, but an examination of cartilage microbial patterns has not been performed. This study was undertaken to characterize the microbial DNA profile of articular cartilage and determine changes associated with osteoarthritis (OA). METHODS: We performed 16S ribosomal RNA gene deep sequencing on eroded and intact cartilage...
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