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Reexpression of type IIA procollagen by adult articular chondrocytes in osteoarthritic cartilage.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Jul 1999
Aigner T, Zhu Y, Chansky H H, Matsen F A, Maloney W J, Sandell L J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To test for the reexpression of the chondroprogenitor splice variant of the gene COL2A1, type IIA procollagen (containing a cysteine-rich NH2 propeptide), in adult articular chondrocytes in osteoarthritic (OA) joint disease. METHODS: In situ hybridization and immunohistochemical localization were performed on normal and OA articular cartilage specimens. The presence of type IIA procollagen messenger...
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