BIOMARKERS MAY PREDICT OSTEOARTHRITIS (Orthopedics This Week)
Researchers have found a correlation between the presence of biomarkers in the blood, known as micro RNAs (miRNAs), and the development of severe osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee or hip joint.
This is the first study of a large population-based cohort to identify differentially expressed miRNAs in osteoarthritis patients. It was led by Christian Beyer, M.D., from the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany and presented June 11 at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress (EULAR 2014).
The study followed 816 patients o...
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