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© 1994 British Society for Rheumatology

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HEREDITARY ARTHRO-OPHTHALMOPATHY (STICKLER SYNDROME): A DIAGNOSIS TO CONSIDER IN FAMILIAL PREMATURE OSTEOARTHRITIS

A. RAI*, P. WORDSWORTH{dagger}, J. S. COPPOCK*, G. C. ZAPHIROPOULOS* and G. R. STRUTHERS*

*Department of Rheumatology, Coventry and Warwickshire Hospital Coventry
{dagger}Molecular Immunology Group, Institute of Molecular Biology, John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford

A number of factors contribute to the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis. Genetic factors are predominant in some cases, including the syndrome of hereditary arthro-ophthalmopathy. The clinical features of the syndrome and the concept of genetic mutations in matrix components are discussed

KEY WORDS: Genetics, Chondrodysplasias, Osteoarthritis, Hereditary arthro-ophthalmopathy


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