Article
Identification of COL2A1 gene mutations in patients with chondrodysplasias and familial osteoarthritis.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Jul 1995
Ritvaniemi P, Körkkö J, Bonaventure J, Vikkula M, Hyland J, Paassilta P, Kaitila I, Kääriäinen H, Sokolov B P, Hakala M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To use a recently developed procedure for analysis of blood leukocyte DNA to detect mutations in the gene for type II procollagen (COL2A1) in patients with cartilage diseases ranging from early-onset familial osteoarthritis (OA) to lethal chondrodysplasias. METHODS: The technique of denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis was used to scan polymerase chain reaction (PCR) products from 45 exons and...
Topics
- Cartilage, Articular
- Chondrodysplasia Punctata
- DNA
- Humans
- Leukocytes
- Mutation
- Osteoarthritis
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Procollagen
