Association of Single-nucleotide Polymorphism in Glutathione Peroxidase 1 Gene with Kashin-Beck Disease

摘要

@@ Introduction Kashin-Beck Disease (KBD) is found in various areas around the world, especially in rural China. In several provinces of China, low selenium {Se) levels are associated with a high prevalence of KBD (Moreno-Reyes, Suetens et al., 1998), But not all residents having a Se deficiency living in a KBD-occurring area suffer from KBD.