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First qualification study of serum biomarkers as indicators of total body burden of osteoarthritis.
(PLoS One, 2010-03-17)
BACKGROUND: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a debilitating chronic multijoint disease of global
proportions. OA presence and severity is usually documented by x-ray imaging but whole
body imaging is impractical due to radiation exposure, ...
Changes in serum and synovial fluid biomarkers after acute injury (NCT00332254).
(Arthritis Res Ther, 2010)
INTRODUCTION: Acute trauma involving the anterior cruciate ligament is believed to
be a major risk factor for the development of post-traumatic osteoarthritis 10 to
20 years post-injury. In this study, to better understand ...
Radiographic severity of knee osteoarthritis is conditional on interleukin 1 receptor antagonist gene variations.
(Ann Rheum Dis, 2010-05)
BACKGROUND: A lack of biomarkers that identify patients at risk for severe osteoarthritis
(OA) complicates development of disease-modifying OA drugs. OBJECTIVE: To determine
whether inflammatory genetic markers could stratify ...