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A gain of function mutation in TNFRSF11B encoding osteoprotegerin causes osteoarthritis with chondrocalcinosis.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Sept 2015
Ramos Yolande F M, Bos Steffan D, van der Breggen Ruud, Kloppenburg Margreet, Ye Kai, Lameijer Eric-Wubbo E M W, Nelissen Rob G H H, Slagboom P Eline, Meulenbelt Ingrid
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OBJECTIVE: To identify pathogenic mutations that reveal underlying biological mechanisms driving osteoarthritis (OA). METHODS: Exome sequencing was applied to two distant family members with dominantly inherited early onset primary OA at multiple joint sites with chondrocalcinosis (familial gener...
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