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A catalog of 106 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and 11 other types of variations in genes for transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1) and its signaling pathway.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 2002
Watanabe Yukio, Kinoshita Akira, Yamada Takahiro, Ohta Tohru, Kishino Tatsuya, Matsumoto Naomichi, Ishikawa Mutsuo, Niikawa Norio, Yoshiura Koh-ichiro
Abstract excerpt
Transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1) is a multifunctional cytokine that is produced in the platelet, bone, placenta, and other tissues. It acts as a growth inhibitor in many types of cells, and also mediates extracellular matrix production and immunosuppression. Mutations in the specific domain of its gene ( TGFB1) cause Camurati-Engelmann disease, a bone-sclerosing disorder, and those in other domains...
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