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Decreased EXT expression and intracellular accumulation of heparan sulphate proteoglycan in osteochondromas and peripheral chondrosarcomas.
The Journal of pathology - 1 Mar 2007
Hameetman L, David G, Yavas A, White S J, Taminiau A H M, Cleton-Jansen A-M, Hogendoorn P C W, Bovée J V M G
Abstract excerpt
Mutational inactivation of EXT1 or EXT2 is the cause of hereditary multiple osteochondromas. These genes function in heparan sulphate proteoglycan (HSPG) biosynthesis in the Golgi apparatus. Loss of heterozygosity of the EXT1 locus at 8q24 is frequently found in solitary osteochondromas, whereas somatic mutations are rarely found. We investigated the expression of EXT1 and EXT2 (quantitative RT-PCR) and of...
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