A meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies novel variants associated with osteoarthritis of the hip.

OBJECTIVES: Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis with a clear genetic component. To identify novel loci associated with hip OA we performed a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) on European subjects. METHODS: We performed a two-stage meta-analysis on more than...

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Main Authors: Evangelou, E, Kerkhof, H, Styrkarsdottir, U, Ntzani, E, Bos, S, Esko, T, Evans, D, Metrustry, S, Panoutsopoulou, K, Ramos, Y, Thorleifsson, G, Tsilidis, K, Arden, N, Aslam, N, Bellamy, N, Birrell, F, Blanco, F, Carr, A, Chapman, K, Day-Williams, A, Deloukas, P, Doherty, M, Engström, G, Helgadottir, H, Hofman, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2014