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Bone morphogenetic proteins are overexpressed in the bone marrow of primary myelofibrosis and are apparently induced by fibrogenic cytokines.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Apr 2008
Bock Oliver, Höftmann Julia, Theophile Katharina, Hussein Kais, Wiese Birgitt, Schlué Jerome, Kreipe Hans
Abstract excerpt
Primary myelofibrosis (PMF) is a myeloproliferative neoplasia characterized by progressive deposition of extracellular matrix components in the bone marrow. The involvement of members of the bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) family in aberrant bone marrow matrix homeostasis in PMF has not yet been investigated. Therefore, we analyzed expression of BMP1, an activator of latent transforming growth factor beta-1...
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