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Genetic diseases of connective tissues: cellular and extracellular effects of ECM mutations.
Nature reviews. Genetics - 1 Mar 2009
Bateman John F, Boot-Handford Raymond P, Lamandé Shireen R
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Tissue-specific extracellular matrices (ECMs) are crucial for normal development and tissue function, and mutations in ECM genes result in a wide range of serious inherited connective tissue disorders. Mutations cause ECM dysfunction by combinations of two mechanisms. First, secretion of the muta...
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