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Probability and heritability estimates on primary osteoarthritis of the hip leading to total hip arthroplasty: a nationwide population based follow-up study in Danish twins

INTRODUCTION: Primary hip osteoarthritis, radiographic as well as symptomatic, is highly associated with increasing age in both genders. However, little is known about the mechanisms behind this, in particular if this increase is caused by genetic factors. This study examined the risk and heritabili...

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Autores principales: Skousgaard, Søren Glud, Hjelmborg, Jacob, Skytthe, Axel, Brandt, Lars Peter Andreas, Möller, Sören, Overgaard, Søren
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4654897/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26589897
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13075-015-0854-4