A functional polymorphism in the catechol-O-methyltransferase gene is associated with osteoarthritis-related pain

2009-02-01

Arthritis & Rheumatology , Volume 60 - Issue 2 p. 628- 629

The aim of this study was to examine whether a well-known functional polymorphism in COMT (Val158Met) influences osteoarthritis (OA)–related pain.

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Keywords	article, catechol methyltransferase, clinical feature, disease course, dopamine, genetic association, genetic polymorphism, genetic variability, hip osteoarthritis, hip pain, hip radiography, human, noradrenalin, priority journal, protein expression
Persistent URL	doi.org/10.1002/art.24175, hdl.handle.net/1765/15808
Journal	Arthritis & Rheumatology
Grant	This work was funded by the European Commission 7th Framework Programme; grant id fp7/200800 - Translational Research in Europe – Applied Technologies for Osteoarthritis (TREAT OA)
Organisation	Erasmus MC: University Medical Center Rotterdam
Citation APA Style AAA Style APA Style Cell Style Chicago Style Harvard Style IEEE Style MLA Style Nature Style Vancouver Style American-Institute-of-Physics Style Council-of-Science-Editors Style BibTex Format Endnote Format RIS Format CSL Format DOIs only Format	van Meurs, J., Uitterlinden, A., Stolk, L., Kerkhof, H., Hofman, A., Pols, H., & Bierma-Zeinstra, S. (2009). A functional polymorphism in the catechol-O-methyltransferase gene is associated with osteoarthritis-related pain. Arthritis & Rheumatology, 60(2), 628–629. doi:10.1002/art.24175

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