The maternal and paternal effects on clinical and surgical definitions of osteoarthritis

ConclusionOA in the mother increased the risk of surgical and clinical definitions of hip, knee and hand OA in the offspring and particularly in daughters. Our findings imply that heredity of OA may be linked to maternal genes and/or maternal ‐specific factors such as the fetal environment.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Source: Arthritis and Rheumatology - June 24, 2019 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Eirik Weldingh, Marianne Bakke Johnsen, K åre Birger Hagen, Nina Østerås, May Arna Risberg, Bård Natvig, Barbara Slatkowsky‐Christensen, Anne Marie Fenstad, Ove Furnes, Lars Nordsletten, Karin Magnusson Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research