title: Genetic osteoarticular diseases under the molecular biology spotlight.
abstract: Major strides have been made recently in unraveling the genetic underpinnings of various bone and joint diseases. In many cases, progress in molecular biology has provided detailed knowledge in this area. An overview is given herein.
authors.affiliation: Medical Genetics Department, Pellegrin Teaching Hospital, and Human Genetics, Development and Cancer Laboratory, Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2 University, Bordeaux France. didier.lacombe@chu-bordeaux.fr
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lacombe
mesh_terms: D005820:Genetic Testing / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D008967:Molecular Biology / Q000639:trends*; D010009:Osteochondrodysplasias / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics*