Association study of candidate genes for susceptibility to Kashin-Beck disease in a Tibetan population

Association study of candidate genes for susceptibility to Kashin-Beck disease in a Tibetan population

Abstract Background Many osteoarthritis (OA) susceptibility genes have been identified in recent years. Given the overlap in the phenotype of joint inflammation between OA and Kashin-Beck disease (KBD), the aim of this study is to explore whether the reported OA susceptibility genes and two genes th...

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Main Authors: Zhengfu Tai, Lulin Huang, Fang Lu, Yi Shi, Shi Ma, Jing Cheng, He Lin, Xin Liu, Yuanfeng Li, Zhenglin Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Medical Genetics
Subjects:
Kashin-Beck Disease
Osteoarthritis
FRZB
ASPN
COL10A1
HABP2
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12881-017-0423-6

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