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Pathophysiology of articular chondrocalcinosis--role of ANKH.
Nature reviews. Rheumatology - 1 Feb 2011
Abhishek Abhishek, Doherty Michael
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Calcium pyrophosphate (CPP) crystal deposition (CPPD) is associated with ageing and osteoarthritis, and with uncommon disorders such as hyperparathyroidism, hypomagnesemia, hemochromatosis and hypophosphatasia. Elevated levels of synovial fluid pyrophosphate promote CPP crystal formation. This extracellular pyrophosphate originates either from the breakdown of nucleotide triphosphates by plasma-cell membrane...
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