• Analyses of the genetic polymorphisms rs3740199 and rs1871054 of the ADAM12 gene and the alleles at the rs2073508 loci of the TGFB1 gene and their contribution to susceptibility to primary knee osteoarthritis 

      Aguilar Muñiz, Lizette Sarai; González Galarza, Faviel Francisco; Arguello Astorga, Rafael; Prieto Hinojosa, Adria Imelda; Hernández Terán, Fernando; Méndez Hernández, Alejandra; Espino Silva, Perla Karina; Blanco García, Francisco J; Arellano Pérez Vertti, Rubén Daniel (Mary Ann Liebert, 2020-06)
      [Abstract] Aims: To analyze the association of polymorphisms in the ADAM12 (rs3740199 and rs1871054) and TGFB1 (rs2073508) genes with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) in a population from northern Mexico. Methods: A total of 296 ...
    • mtDNA Haplogroup A Enhances the Effect of Obesity on the Risk of Knee OA in a Mexican Population 

      Ramos-Louro, Paula; Arellano Pérez Vertti, Rubén Daniel; López Reyes, Alberto; Martínez-Nava, Gabriela Angélica; Espinosa, Rolando; Pineda, Carlos; González-Galarza, Faviel Francisco; Argüello Astorga, Rafael; Aguilar Muñiz, Lizette Sarai; Hernández Terán, Fernando; Parra Torres, Nancy Marbella; Durán Sotuela, Alejandro; Fernández-Moreno, Mercedes; Balboa-Barreiro, Vanesa; Blanco García, Francisco J; Rego-Pérez, Ignacio (Nature, 2022-03-25)
      [Abstract] To evaluate the influence of mitochondrial DNA haplogroups on the risk of knee OA in terms of their interaction with obesity, in a population from Mexico. Samples were obtained from (n = 353) knee OA patients ...