Large scale replication study of the association between HLA II/BTNL2 variants and osteoarthritis of the knee in European-descent populations

Large scale replication study of the association between HLA II/BTNL2 variants and osteoarthritis of the knee in European-descent populations

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis and a major cause of disability. This study evaluates the association in Caucasian populations of two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) mapping to the Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) region and deriving from a genome wide association scan (...

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Main Authors: Valdes, A.M (Author), Styrkarsdottir, U. (Author), Doherty, M. (Author), Morris, D.L (Author), Mangino, M. (Author), Tamm, A. (Author), Wheeler, M. (Author), Maciewicz, R.A (Author), Zhang, W. (Author), Muir, K.R (Author), Dennison, E.M (Author), Hart, D.J (Author), Metrustry, S. (Author), Jonsdottir, I. (Author), Jonsson, G.F (Author), Ingvarsson, T. (Author), Cooper, C. (Author), Vyse, T.J (Author), Spector, T.D (Author), Stefansson, K. (Author), Arden, N.K (Author)
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Language:English
Published: 2011-08-10.
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