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A human COL2A1 gene with an Arg519Cys mutation causes osteochondrodysplasia in transgenic mice.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Oct 2004
Sahlman Janne, Pitkänen Marja T, Prockop Darwin J, Arita Machiko, Li Shi-Wu, Helminen Heikki J, Långsjö Teemu K, Puustjärvi Kaija, Lammi Mikko J
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OBJECTIVE: An arginine-to-cysteine substitution at position 519 of the COL2A1 gene causes early generalized osteoarthritis with mild chondrodysplasia in humans. In this study, a human COL2A1 gene with the same mutation was introduced into a murine genome having 1 or no alleles of the murine Col2a1 gene, and the skeletal phenotypes of the transgenic mice were compared with those of control mice. METHODS: Mice with...
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