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Familial calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease and the ANKH gene.
Current opinion in rheumatology - 1 May 2003
Williams Charlene J
Abstract excerpt
The crystal deposition arthropathies comprise a host of disorders that may occur idiopathically or as secondary manifestations of associated diseases. Rarely, crystal deposition presents as a familial disorder. Most affected family members display radiographically detectable crystals of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate in their joint spaces. In genetic studies of familial calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition...
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