BMI,

Bahar Sedaghati-Khayat1, Katerina Trajanoska1, Cindy G Boer1

  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

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概括

对膝关节骨关节炎 (KOA) 的多基因风险评分 (PRS) 的划分有助于区分由身体质量指数 (BMI) 介导的遗传影响与独立的影响. 这种方法改善了KOA风险预测,并为个性化预防策略提供了信息.

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