Open AccessRole of IL-17 gene polymorphisms in osteoarthritis: A meta-analysis based on observational studies
Author(s) -
Haoyu Yang,
Yuzhou Liu,
Xindie Zhou,
Yong Huang,
Nanwei Xu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i11.2280
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , genotype , meta analysis , subgroup analysis , osteoarthritis , allele , single nucleotide polymorphism , gene polymorphism , polymorphism (computer science) , genetics , gene , pathology , biology , alternative medicine
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic complex multifactorial joint disease, and a major degenerative form of arthritis. Existing studies on the association between polymorphisms of the IL-17 gene and the risk of OA in different populations have yielded conflicting findings.