Background: Kashin-Beck disease (KBD) is an endemic osteoarthropathy characterized by excessive chondrocytes apoptosis. T-2 toxin exposure has been proved to be its etiology. Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) exerts a profound influence on cartilage
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Beijing conference reviews Kashin-Beck disease
Life is hard for Tibetan farmers in the impoverished, remote regions of the Himalayan plateau, and a little understood, disabling osteoarticular disorder-Kashin-Beck disease-is causing even greater economic difficulties for some rural inhabitants. A recent international symposium in Beijing, organised by Medecins Sans Frontiares (MSF) and the Chinese ...
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WISP1 Is Involved in the Pathogenesis of Kashin-Beck Disease via the Autophagy Pathway. [PDF]
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A Metabolomics Study of Feces Revealed That a Disturbance of Selenium-Centered Metabolic Bioprocess Was Involved in Kashin-Beck Disease, an Osteoarthropathy Endemic to China. [PDF]
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Health-related quality of life in patients with Kashin-Beck disease is lower than in those with osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]
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Dietary and drinking water intake of essential trace elements in a typical Kashin-Beck disease endemic area of Tibet, China. [PDF]
Zha X, An J, Gao X, Tian Y.
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GPx6 downregulation drives ferroptosis in Kashin-Beck disease chondrocytes via the SLC7A11/GPx4 axis. [PDF]
Liu Y +9 more
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Comprehensive comparative analysis of histopathology and gene expression in subchondral bone between kashin-beck disease and primary osteoarthritis. [PDF]
Yang L, Sun J, Zhang Y, Guo X, Zhao G.
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