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ArticleRheumatology international2012

Lack of association between plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1 (PAI-1) gene 4G/5G polymorphism and osteoarthritis.

Banu Bayram, Emrah Sayin, Nilüfer Erkasap, Harun Onlü, Mete Ozkurt, Fezan Sahin, Züleyha Türkoğlu

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Article in Rheumatology international, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Banu BayramDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Science, Muş Alparslan University, İstasyon Street, 49100 Muş, Turkey. bayrambanu@hotmail.com
Emrah Sayin
Nilüfer Erkasap
Harun Onlü
Mete Ozkurt
Fezan Sahin
Züleyha Türkoğlu
Eskişehir Osmangazi University · TRMuş Alparslan University · TRŞifa University · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study was conducted in Turkish osteoarthritis patients to determine the frequency of 4G/5G polymorphism genotypes of plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1 gene and to examine the role of this polymorphism in osteoarthritis development. Genomic DNA obtained from 200 persons (140 patients with osteoarthritis and 60 healthy controls) was used in the study. DNA was amplified by polymerase chain reaction using 4G allele- and 5G allele-specific primers. Polymerase chain reaction products were assessed with CCD camera by being exposed to 2% agarose gel electrophoresis. No statistically significant difference between the groups with respect to genotype distribution was found (P > 0.05) in the study. The 4G allele frequency was indicated as 44% and 5G allele was as 56% in patients, whereas this was 45-55% in the control group. This study has established that 4G/5G polymorphism genotypes of plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1 gene do not play a role in the development of osteoarthritis in the Turkish population.

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AdultCase-Control StudiesFemaleGene FrequencyGenotypeHumansMaleMiddle AgedOsteoarthritisPlasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1Polymorphism, GeneticTurkeyPlasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1

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PMID21240498
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