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Evaluation of Relationship Between Common Variants in FGF18 Gene and Knee Osteoarthritis Susceptibility.
Archives of medical research - 1 Jan 2020
Zhao Tianyun, Zhao Junji, Ma Chi, Wei Jie, Wei Bo, Liu Jibin
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common type of arthritis disease. Previous etiological studies indicated that both environmental and genetic factors play important roles in the occurrence and development of knee OA (KOA). In the present study, we aimed to investigate the association between the FGF18 gene and susceptibility to KOA in Han Chinese population. METHODS: A total of 2,556 unrelated...
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