Gene-environment interaction between body mass index and transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGFβ1) gene in knee and hip osteoarthritis

Introduction: The objective was to investigate potential gene-environment interaction between body mass index (BMI) and each of eight TGFβ1 polymorphisms in knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA). Methods: We conducted a case-control study of Caucasian men and women aged 45 to 86 years from Nottingham, U...

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Main Authors: Muthuri, Stella G., Doherty, Sally, Zhang, Weiya, Maciewicz, Rose A., Muir, Kenneth R., Doherty, Michael
Format: Article
Published: BioMed Central 2013
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/3052/