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Mineral formation in joints caused by complete or joint-specific loss of ANK function.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research - 1 Aug 2006
Gurley Kyle A, Chen Hao, Guenther Catherine, Nguyen Elizabeth T, Rountree Ryan B, Schoor Michael, Kingsley David M
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UNLABELLED: To reveal the ANK complete loss of function phenotype in mice, we generated conditional and null alleles. Mice homozygous for the null allele exhibited widespread joint mineralization, similar in severity to animals harboring the original ank allele. A delayed yet similar phenotype was observed in mice with joint-specific loss of ANK function. INTRODUCTION: The ANK pyrophosphate regulator was...
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