familial osteochondritis dissecans

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familial osteochondritis dissecans

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connective tissue disease
Hereditary disorders of connective tissue
Familial osteochondritis dissecans is an inherited disease in which cartilage and a piece of bone connected to it detach from the end of the bone in a joint. This occurs because a protein in cartilage that normally gives cartilage its gel-like qualities is mutated; the…
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Familial osteochondritis dissecans is an inherited disease in which cartilage and a piece of bone connected to it detach from the end of the bone in a joint. This occurs because a protein in cartilage that normally gives cartilage its gel-like qualities is mutated; the…
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