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A comparative analysis of phenotype expression in human osteoblasts from heterotopic ossification and normal bone.
Langenbeck's archives of surgery - 1 Aug 2006
Handschin Alexander E, Egermann Marcus, Wedler Volker, Trentz Otmar, Hemmi Sonja, Trentz Omana A
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Heterotopic ossification (HO) is a pathological bone formation process in which ectopic bone is formed in soft tissue. The formation of bone depends on the expression of the osteoblast phenotype. Earlier studies have shown conflicting results on the expression of phenotype markers of cells originating from HO and normal bone. The hypothesis of the present study is that cells from HO show an...
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