The Genetic Link to Osteoarthritis
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010Author: Chrisanne Sternal
British scientists are conducting the first study on the human genome to determine the genetic causes of osteoarthritis.
Timothy Spaulding, a Top Health Blogger for the Arthritis Community on Well sphere and author of the Current Arthritis News and Research Blog explains in his recent article about The Genetic Link to Osteoarthritis.
The two year study will help researchers find and develop drugs to block the genetic mutations that lead to the disease. 30 scientists at eight centers in the UK are currently seeking out 14,000 volunteers for the study, 6,000 healthy people and 8,000 who are awaiting, or have had, joint replacement surgery due to osteoarthritis.