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Heparan sulfate abnormalities in exostosis growth plates.
Bone - 1 Jul 2002
Hecht J T, Hall C R, Snuggs M, Hayes E, Haynes R, Cole W G
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary multiple exostoses (HME), a condition associated with development and growth of bony exostoses at the ends of the long bones, is caused by germline mutations in the EXT genes. EXT1 and EXT2 function as glycosyltransferases that participate in the biosynthesis of heparan sulfate (HS) to...
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