Potential to Prevent and Treat a Common Type of Inflammatory Arthritis Advanced by the Identification of New Genetic Links (IMAGE)

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Potential to Prevent and Treat a Common Type of Inflammatory Arthritis Advanced by the Identification of New Genetic Links

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A groundbreaking study in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases uncovers new genetic links to calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) disease, a common type of inflammatory arthritis. This image shows an X-ray revealing chondrocalcinosis (radiographic evidence of CPPD) in the lateral menisci and hyaline cartilage of both knees.

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Sara Tedeschi, MD, MPH

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