A genome-wide association study identifies 5 loci associated with frozen shoulder and implicates diabetes as a causal risk factor.

A genome-wide association study identifies 5 loci associated with frozen shoulder and implicates diabetes as a causal risk factor.

Frozen shoulder is a painful condition that often requires surgery and affects up to 5% of individuals aged 40-60 years. Little is known about the causes of the condition, but diabetes is a strong risk factor. To begin to understand the biological mechanisms involved, we aimed to identify genetic va...

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Main Authors: Harry D Green, Alistair Jones, Jonathan P Evans, Andrew R Wood, Robin N Beaumont, Jessica Tyrrell, Timothy M Frayling, Christopher Smith, Michael N Weedon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-06-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1009577&type=printable
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