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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common type of arthritis disease. Previous etiological studies indicated that both environmental and genetic factors play important roles in the occurrence and development of knee OA (KOA). In the present study, we aimed to investigate the association between the FGF18 gene and susceptibility to KOA in Han Chinese population. METHODS A total of 2,556 unrelated Han Chinese individuals, including 866 KOA patients and 1,688 healthy controls, were recruited. Nine tag SNPs located within