#  New study pinpoints two separate mutation near GDF5 gene for osteoarthritis, hip dysplasia 

 





July 06, 2021

 

 

- [ Coverage on 2021 Nature Communications Paper ](/news-categories/coverage-2021-nature-communications-paper)
 
 

 

Terence D. Capellini has been interested in how joints work for almost three decades. Part of it is due to personal experience, having sustained several joint injuries as a college ice hockey player and recently developing knee osteoarthritis. But the principal investigator of Harvard's Developmental and Evolutionary Genetics Lab has also seen the pain and limited mobility of loved ones who've received similar diagnoses and injuries.

**Source**: Medical Xpress

**Author**: Harvard University

**Link**: [Full Text](https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-07-mutation-gdf5-gene-osteoarthritis-hip.html)



 

 

 



 

 

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