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CHAPTER 6<br />

CHAPTER 6: PAPER III<br />

PAPER III<br />

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Introductory remarks<br />

This manuscript focuses on the pathogenesis <strong>of</strong> cartilage, and evaluates the different proteolytic<br />

degradation processes for aggrecan, which vary <strong>between</strong> the OA-stages. It is <strong>important</strong> to<br />

understand the different degrading processes <strong>of</strong> aggrecan if we want to target the right proteases<br />

at a certain stage <strong>of</strong> disease.<br />

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