What does the arthropathy of alkaptonuria teach us about disease mechanisms in osteoarthritis and ageing of joints?

Rheumatology (Oxford). 2016 Jul;55(7):1151-2. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kev401. Epub 2015 Dec 27.

Authors

James A Gallagher¹, Lakshminarayan R Ranganath², Alan Boyde³

Affiliations

¹ Musculoskeletal Biology, University of Liverpool jag1@liv.ac.uk.
² Musculoskeletal Biology, University of Liverpool Clinical Biochemistry and Metabolism, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool.
³ Biophysics, Oral Growth and Development, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.

PMID: 26712212
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kev401

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aging / physiology*
Alkaptonuria / complications*
Alkaptonuria / physiopathology
Humans
Osteoarthritis / etiology*
Osteoarthritis / physiopathology
Rare Diseases / complications
Rare Diseases / physiopathology