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A systematic review of the relationship between the distributions of aggrecan gene VNTR polymorphism and degenerative disc disease/osteoarthritis

OBJECTIVES: Degenerative disc disease (DDD) and osteoarthritis (OA) are relatively frequent causes of disability amongst the elderly; they constitute serious socioeconomic costs and significantly impair quality of life. Previous studies to date have found that aggrecan variable number of tandem repe...

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Autores principales: Cong, L., Tu, G., Liang, D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5987698/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29922449
http://dx.doi.org/10.1302/2046-3758.74.BJR-2017-0207.R1