The rs1477196 SNP of the FTO Gene is Associated with Primary Knee Osteoarthritis in a Female Population from Northern Mexico.

Background: Osteoarthritis is a frequent rheumatic disease. Some single-nucleotide polymorphisms of the gene associated with fat mass and obesity are associated with increased body mass index and knee osteoarthritis.

Objective: The objective of this study was to analyze the association of single nucleotide polymorphism rs1477196 of the fat mass and obesity gene with primary knee osteoarthritis.

An empirical and modelling approach to the evaluation of cruise ships' influence on air quality: The case of La Paz, Mexico.

Maritime activity has diverse environmental consequences impacts in port areas, especially for air quality, and the post-COVID-19 cruise tourism market's potential to recover and grow is causing new environmental concerns in expanding port cities. This research proposes an empirical and modelling approach for the evaluation of cruise ships' influence on air quality concerning NO and SO in the city of La Paz (Mexico) using indirect measurements. EPA emission factors and the AERMOD modelling system coupled to WRF were used to model dispersions, while street-level mobile monitoring data of air quality from two days of 2018 were used and processed using a radial base function interpolator.

Analyses of the Genetic Polymorphisms rs3740199 and rs1871054 of the Gene and the Alleles at the rs2073508 Loci of the Gene and Their Contribution to Susceptibility to Primary Knee Osteoarthritis.

To analyze the association of polymorphisms in the (rs3740199 and rs1871054) and (rs2073508) genes with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) in a population from northern Mexico. A total of 296 individuals were included in the study. Primary KOA was confirmed according to the criteria established by the American College of Rheumatology.