title: Cartilage matrix in hereditary pyrophosphate arthropathy.
abstract: Morphological and biochemical studies of articular cartilage were performed in 6 members of 3 families with hereditary pyrophosphate arthropathy. Evidence of metabolic disturbance of cartilage matrix was obtained from light and electron microscopic findings and by the content and composition of glycosaminoglycans.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D001857:Bone Matrix / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D002131:Calcium Pyrophosphate / Q000502:physiology*; D002356:Cartilage / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000378:metabolism; D003460:Crystallization; D011756:Diphosphates / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010375:Pedigree
chemical_list: D011756:Diphosphates; D002131:Calcium Pyrophosphate