An updated meta-analysis of the asporin gene D-repeat in knee osteoarthritis: effects of gender and ethnicity

Abstract Background Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is the most prevalent form of knee joint disease and characterized by the progressive degeneration of articular cartilage. Although pathology of KOA remains unknown, genetic factors are considered to be the major cause. Asporin is a group of biologically...

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Hlavní autoři: Ruoxi Liu, Xueling Yuan, Jing Yu, Qi Quan, Haoye Meng, Cheng Wang, Aiyuan Wang, Quanyi Guo, Jiang Peng, Shibi Lu
Médium: Článek
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: BMC 2017-10-01
Edice:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
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On-line přístup:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-017-0647-3