Article
Heredity, genes and osteoarthritis.
Rheumatic diseases clinics of North America - 1 Aug 1993
Williams C J, Jimenez S A
Abstract excerpt
Human osteoarthritis (OA) is a heterogeneous and multifactorial disease with multiple pathogenetic mechanisms implicated in its development and progression. Despite its complex clinical expression, it appears that some forms of OA have a heritable component. This article briefly updates the reade...
Topics
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- Cartilage Diseases
- Collagen
- Extracellular Matrix
- Forecasting
- Genes
- Genetic Therapy
- Humans
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation
- Osteoarthritis
- Pedigree