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Association of HTRA1 promoter polymorphism with spinal disc degeneration in Japanese women.
Journal of bone and mineral metabolism - 1 Mar 2010
Urano Tomohiko, Narusawa Ken'ichiro, Kobayashi Satomi, Shiraki Masataka, Horie-Inoue Kuniko, Sasaki Noriko, Hosoi Takayuki, Ouchi Yasuyoshi, Nakamura Toshitaka, Inoue Satoshi
Abstract excerpt
HTRA1 (high-temperature requirement A1) has been implicated in the modulation of various disease pathologies. HTRA1 expression is upregulated in osteoarthritic joints, suggesting that it may contribute to the development of this debilitating disease. Moreover, recent reports have shown that the r...
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