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Elevated skeletal osteopontin levels contribute to the hypophosphatasia phenotype in Akp2(-/-) mice.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research - 1 Sept 2006
Harmey Dympna, Johnson Kristen A, Zelken Jonathan, Camacho Nancy P, Hoylaerts Marc F, Noda Masaki, Terkeltaub Robert, Millán José Luis
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UNLABELLED: Increased levels of ePP(i) in mice deficient in TNALP (i.e., Akp2(-/-)) lead to elevated OPN concentrations. We examined the skeletal phenotype of mice lacking both OPN and TNALP and concluded that the increased OPN levels contribute to the hypophosphatasia phenotype characteristic of...
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