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[Genetic basis for skeletal disease. CNP therapy for achondroplasia].
Clinical calcium - 1 Aug 2010
Yasoda Akihiro, Nakao Kazuwa
Abstract excerpt
By using transgenic and knockout mice, we have elucidated that C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) is a potent stimulator of endochondral bone growth. Furthermore, loss-of-function mutations in the gene coding for guanylyl cyclase-B (GC-B) , the specific receptor for CNP, have been proved to cause impaired skeletal growth in humans. Following these results, we have started to translate the stimulatory effect of CNP...
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