1. The correlation between Erα gene polymorphism and the distribution pattern of fascia syndrome in women with knee osteoarthritis
Zhiyong YI ; Qingmin HAN ; Siyin GUO
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2019;41(11):1165-1169
Objective:
To study the correlation between Erα gene polymorphism and the distribution pattern of TCM meridian syndrome in women with knee osteoarthritis.
Methods:
A total of 120 Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) female patients admitted to our hospital between January 2018 and December 2018 were selected as the observation group, and 120 healthy female subjects accepted physical examination at our hospital over the same period were selected as the control group. The Erα gene distribution of estrogen receptor was compared between the two groups to identify the differences between KOA women and healthy women. The TCM syndromes and meridians types of the patients in the observation group were defined to evaluate the degree of KOA. The correlation among KOA status, Erαgenotypes, TCM syndromes and meridians was analyzed.
Results:
The distribution of Erα gene XbaI was significantly different between the observation group and the control group (