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Mutations in the heparan-sulfate proteoglycan glypican 6 (GPC6) impair endochondral ossification and cause recessive omodysplasia.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Jun 2009
Campos-Xavier Ana Belinda, Martinet Danielle, Bateman John, Belluoccio Dan, Rowley Lynn, Tan Tiong Yang, Baxová Alica, Gustavson Karl-Henrik, Borochowitz Zvi U, Innes A Micheil, Unger Sheila, Beckmann Jacques S, Mittaz Lauréane, Ballhausen Diana, Superti-Furga Andrea, Savarirayan Ravi, Bonafé Luisa
Abstract excerpt
Glypicans are a family of glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored, membrane-bound heparan sulfate (HS) proteoglycans. Their biological roles are only partly understood, although it is assumed that they modulate the activity of HS-binding growth factors. The involvement of glypicans in developmental morphogenesis and growth regulation has been highlighted by Drosophila mutants and by a human overgrowth...
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