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Expression of PSACH-associated mutant COMP in tendon fibroblasts leads to increased apoptotic cell death irrespective of the secretory characteristics of mutant COMP.
Matrix biology : journal of the International Society for Matrix Biology - 1 May 2007
Weirich Christian, Keene Douglas R, Kirsch Katja, Heil Matthias, Neumann Elena, Dinser Robert
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OBJECTIVE: Pseudoachondroplasia (PSACH) is a dominantly inherited chondrodysplasia associated with mutations of cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP), characterized clinically by disproportionate dwarfism and laxity of joints and ligaments. Studies in chondrocytes and cartilage biopsies sugg...
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