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IN VIVO SOMATIC CELL GENE TRANSFER OF AN ENGINEERED NOGGIN MUTEIN PREVENTS BMP4-INDUCED HETEROTOPIC OSSIFICATION
1 Dec 2003
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BACKGROUND: The formation of the skeleton requires inductive signals that are balanced with their antagonists in a highly regulated negative feedback system. Inappropriate or excessive expression of BMPs (bone morphogenetic proteins) or their antagonists results in genetic disorders affecting the skeleton, such as fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva. BMP signaling mediated through binding to its receptors is a...
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