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SUBMITTER: Hao Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5480204 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hao Zheng Z Li Xin X Dai Jin J Zhao Baocheng B Jiang Qing Q
Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research 20170620 1
<h4>Background</h4>Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a complex arthritic condition in which genetic factors play an important role. ADAM12 gene is one of the recognized candidate genes although the results are conflicting. To derive a more precise estimation of the association between rs3740199 polymorphism in ADAM12 gene and risk of knee OA, we performed a meta-analysis based on six related studies, including a total of 2185 cases and 3716 controls.<h4>Methods</h4>A comprehensive search was performed ...[more]