Association of single-nucleotide polymorphisms in HLA class II/III region with knee osteoarthritis

Shi, D.; Zheng, Q.; Chen, D.; Zhu, L.; Qin, A.; Fan, J.; Liao, J.; Xu, Z.; Lin, Z.; Norman, P.; Xu, J.; Nakamura, T.; Dai, K.; Zheng, M.; Jiang, Q.

doi:10.1016/j.joca.2010.07.009

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Volume 18, Issue 11 , Pages 1454-1457, November 2010

Association of single-nucleotide polymorphisms in HLA class II/III region with knee osteoarthritis

D. Shi
- The Center of Diagnosis and Treatment for Joint Disease, Drum Tower Hospital Affiliated to Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu, China
- Australia-China Joint Laboratory for Bone and Joint Disease, Model Animal Research Center (MARC), Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
- These authors contributed equally to this work.
Q. Zheng
- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PR China
- These authors contributed equally to this work.
D. Chen
- The Center of Diagnosis and Treatment for Joint Disease, Drum Tower Hospital Affiliated to Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu, China
L. Zhu
- The Center of Diagnosis and Treatment for Joint Disease, Drum Tower Hospital Affiliated to Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu, China
A. Qin
- Centre for Orthopaedic Research, School of Surgery, The University of Western Australia, Cawley WA 6009, Australia
- Department of Orthopaedics, Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, PR China
J. Fan
- The Center of Diagnosis and Treatment for Joint Disease, Drum Tower Hospital Affiliated to Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu, China
J. Liao
- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PR China
Z. Xu
- The Center of Diagnosis and Treatment for Joint Disease, Drum Tower Hospital Affiliated to Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu, China
Z. Lin
- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PR China
P. Norman
- School of Surgery at Fremental Hospital, The University of Western Australia, Cawley WA 6009, Australia
J. Xu
- Centre for Orthopaedic Research, School of Surgery, The University of Western Australia, Cawley WA 6009, Australia
T. Nakamura
- Laboratory for Mathematics, National Defense Medical College, Saitama 359-8513, Japan
K. Dai
- Department of Orthopaedics, Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, PR China
M. Zheng
- Centre for Orthopaedic Research, School of Surgery, The University of Western Australia, Cawley WA 6009, Australia
- Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Minghao Zheng, Orthopaedic Surgery (Centre for Orthopaedic Research), The University of Western Australia (M508), Crawley WA 6009, Australia. Tel: 61-93464050; Fax: 61-93463210.
Q. Jiang
- The Center of Diagnosis and Treatment for Joint Disease, Drum Tower Hospital Affiliated to Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu, China
- Australia-China Joint Laboratory for Bone and Joint Disease, Model Animal Research Center (MARC), Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
- Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Qing Jiang, The Center of Diagnosis and Treatment for Joint Disease, Drum Tower Hospital Affiliated to Medical School of Nanjing University, Zhongshan Road 321, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu, China. Tel: 86-25-83107008; Fax: 86-25-83317016.