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Inverse association of general joint hypermobility with hand and knee osteoarthritis and serum cartilage oligomeric matrix protein levels.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Dec 2008
Chen Hsiang-Cheng, Shah Svati H, Li Yi-Ju, Stabler Thomas V, Jordan Joanne M, Kraus Virginia Byers
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Extensive joint hypermobility, lower serum cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) levels, and early-onset osteoarthritis (OA) are phenotypes of inherited pseudoachondroplasia and multiple epiphyseal dysplasia. However, few studies have evaluated the association between articular hy...
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