A systematic review of the relationship between the distributions of aggrecan gene VNTR polymorphism and degenerative disc disease/osteoarthritis.
Cong L, Tu G, Liang D.
Cong L, et al.
Bone Joint Res. 2018 May 5;7(4):308-317. doi: 10.1302/2046-3758.74.BJR-2017-0207.R1. eCollection 2018 Apr.
Bone Joint Res. 2018.
PMID: 29922449
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CONCLUSIONS: The findings suggest that VNTR A21 seems to be associated with higher risk to DDD, however, such an association may not be statistically significant regarding the risk of OA.Cite this article: L. Cong, G. Tu, D. Liang. A systematic review of the relatio …
CONCLUSIONS: The findings suggest that VNTR A21 seems to be associated with higher risk to DDD, however, such an association may not be stat …