Association of epigenetics of the PDK4 gene in skeletal muscle and peripheral blood with exercise therapy following artificial knee arthroplasty

Abstract Background Although exercise is a standard treatment for postoperative osteoarthritis, interindividual differences have been reported. Epigenetic modification (DNA methylation), a factor causing interindividual differences, is altered by the environment and may affect all tissues. Performin...

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Main Authors: Tomohiro Kamo, Satoshi Kurose, Hiroshi Ohno, Minoru Murata, Takanori Saito, Yutaka Kimura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:Journal of Physiological Anthropology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40101-020-00216-y