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Genetics of chondrocalcinosis.
Osteoarthritis and cartilage - 1 Sept 2005
Zaka Raihana, Williams Charlene J
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Rapid developments in genetic analysis have enabled the dissection of a variety of arthropathies that are inherited in a Mendelian manner. These disorders include calcium crystal arthropathies such as calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition (CPPD) disease and hydroxyapatite deposition disease. In CPPD disease, mutations in a recently discovered gene, ANKH, have been demonstrated in five affected families and...
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