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Mutation in the type II collagen gene (COL2AI) as a cause of primary osteoarthritis associated with mild spondyloepiphyseal involvement.
Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Aug 2014
Rukavina Iva, Mortier Geert, Van Laer Lut, Frković Marijan, Đapić Tomislav, Jelušić Marija
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OBJECTIVE: To define the clinical, radiologic and molecular characteristics of a patient with early progressive osteoarthritis and mild spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia. METHODS: We describe an 18-year-old girl with early progressive osteoarthritis and mild spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia. The index case underwent a physical examination, anthropometric measurements and radiologic and laboratory studies. DNA of the...
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