Severe Arthritis (IMAGE)

University of Utah Health

Severe Arthritis

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This is a swollen ankle joint with severe inflammatory arthritis. A build up of glycosaminoglycans, long carbohydrate chains, is thought to contribute to severe inflammatory arthritis in mice with a deficiency in the enzyme, beta-glucaronidase.

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Janis Weis, Ph.D., University of Utah

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