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The murine COMP (cartilage oligomeric matrix protein) promoter contains a potent transcriptional repressor region.
Osteoarthritis and cartilage - 1 Aug 2002
Han F, Kipnes J R, Li Y, Tuan R S, Hall D J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: A subgroup of patients with pseudoachondroplasia (PSACH) and multiple epiphyseal dysplasia (MED) have been found to harbor mutations within the cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) gene. These two diseases are autosomal dominant disorders that are characterized by an early onset of osteoarthritis (OA). The COMP gene is expressed primarily in chondrocytes in articular cartilage as well as in...
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