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Bone, not cartilage, should be the major focus in osteoarthritis

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  1. JP Mansell is Director of Postgraduate Studies in the Department of Oral and Dental Science, C Collins is Consultant Senior Lecturer in the Department of Pathology and Microbiology and AJ Bailey is Emeritus Professor of Biochemistry in the Collagen Research Group at the University of Bristol, UK.,

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Mansell, J., Collins, C. & Bailey, A. Bone, not cartilage, should be the major focus in osteoarthritis. Nat Rev Rheumatol 3, 306–307 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncprheum0505

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