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Cellular ageing mechanisms in osteoarthritis.

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Age is the strongest independent risk factor for the development of osteoarthritis (OA) and for many years this was assumed to be due to repetitive microtrauma of the joint surface over time, the so-called 'wear and tear' arthritis. As our understanding of OA pathogenesis has become more refined, it has changed our appreciation of the role of ageing on disease. Cartilage breakdown in disease is not a passive process but one involving induction and activation of specific matrix-degrading enzym...

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10.1007/s00335-016-9641-z

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDORMS
Sub department:
Kennedy Institute for Rheumatology
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDORMS
Sub department:
Kennedy Institute for Rheumatology
Role:
Author
Publisher:
Springer Verlag
Journal:
Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society More from this journal
Issue:
7-8
Publication date:
2016-05-23
Acceptance date:
2016-04-11
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0938-8990 and 1432-1777
Pmid:
27215642
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English
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pubs:625425
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625425
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2016-09-20

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