Inherited
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Can osteoarthritis be inherited and if so, can it skip generations ? |
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Only in rare circumstances. There are rare families with inherited OA that have been linked to a genetic defect in one of the collagen genes. |
Last update: 01:11 PM Sunday, April 15, 2007
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Alan Matsumoto, M.D.
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