Clinical Study
Differences in Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Gene Expression in the Peripheral Blood and Articular Cartilages of Osteoarthritic Patients and Disease Activity
Table 2
Correlation coefficients (Pearson’s) and their significance (; Student’s unpaired -test) are shown for the expression of mTOR, ULK1, p21, caspase 3, and TNFα genes in OA patients and healthy subjects in relation to each other and clinical traits.
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Only significant data are presented. ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate; WOMAC: Western Ontario and McMaster Universities osteoarthritis index; BMD: bone mineral density; BMI: body mass index. |