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Genetic studies of disorders of calcium crystal deposition

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Location: http://rheumatology.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/41/7/725

Description: Disordered calcification of cartilage and ligaments occurs commonly amongst the elderly, yet the reasons for this are very poorly understood. Chondrocalcinosis affects 25% of the population aged over 85 yr and 3% of people aged between 65 and 69 yr show radiological evidence of the disease
Genetic studies of disorders of calcium crystal deposition. Timms AE, Zhang Y, Russell RG, Brown MA. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2002 Jul;41(7):725-9. Full text

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Author/Contact: Timms et al
Institution: Rheumatology
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Language: English

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