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SUBMITTER: Chen J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5999064 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chen Jie J Wu Yu Y Yu Jiannong J Shen Jinming J
Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas 20180528 8
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common degenerative disease affecting articular cartilage. Some studies indicate that tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) gene rs1800629 polymorphism was associated with OA risk among Caucasian populations. To examine the role of this candidate gene in Asian populations, we conducted a hospital-based case-control study involving 257 knee OA patients and 305 controls in a Chinese population. Genotyping was performed using a custom-by-design 48-Plex single nucleotid ...[more]