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Immune infiltration analysis and LASSO regression were employed to construct classifiers for these subtypes, followed by validation with external datasets. SVM and RF machine learning techniques were used to identify hub genes. Western blotting and qRT-PCR were performed to validate hub gene expression in OA synovial tissues.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The analysis revealed two OA subtypes with distinct biological processes. A robust classifier was developed, and DNM1L emerged as the sole hub gene linked to PCD in OA. The LASSO classifier achieved an AUC of 1.000 in the training cohort but showed reduced performance in external validation cohorts, indicating the need for further validation. 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