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The aggrecanases — enzymes that break down cartilage — are attractive candidates as drug targets. Studies of two mouse models implicate a single aggrecanase as a mediator of the erosion of cartilage in osteoarthritis.
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Gérard Karsenty (2005) studied this question.
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