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SUBMITTER: Shang H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6393225 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Shang Houlai H Hao Yuedong Y Hu Wenhao W Hu Xiaohui X Jin Qing Q
Bioscience reports 20190227 2
<b><i>Background/aims:</i></b> Studies have demonstrated that osteopontin (OPN) was associated with the severity and development of knee osteoarthritis (OA). <b><i>Methods:</i></b> The purpose of this case-control study was to investigate the association between <i>OPN</i> gene rs11730582 polymorphism and knee OA risk in a Chinese population. Genotyping was analyzed using standard PCR and restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP). <b><i>Results:</i></b> The present study found that C a ...[more]