title: Genetic analysis of osteoarthritis: toward identification of its susceptibility genes.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Bone and Joint Diseases, SNP Research Center, RIKEN, 4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan.
authors.forename: Shiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ikegawa
authors.forename: Toshiyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Akihiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mabuchi
mesh_terms: D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics; D001848:Bone Diseases, Developmental / Q000235:genetics; D024081:Collagen Type IX / Q000235:genetics; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D015894:Genome, Human; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000208:ethnology / Q000235:genetics*; D015207:Osteoarthritis, Hip / Q000235:genetics; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000235:genetics; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic
chemical_list: C120768:COL9A3 protein, human; D024081:Collagen Type IX