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Association of the D repeat polymorphism in the ASPN gene with developmental dysplasia of the hip: a case-control study in Han Chinese.
Arthritis research & therapy - 17 Feb 2011
Shi Dongquan, Dai Jin, Zhu Pengsheng, Qin Jianghui, Zhu Lunqing, Zhu Hongtao, Zhao Baocheng, Qiu Xusheng, Xu Zhihong, Chen Dongyang, Yi Long, Ikegawa Shiro, Jiang Qing
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is a common skeletal disease, which is characterized by abnormal seating of the femoral head in the acetabulum. Genetic factors play a considerable role in the etiology of DDH. Asporin (ASPN) is an ECM protein which can bind to TGF-β1 and sequentially inhibit TGF-β/Smad signaling. A functional aspartic acid (D) repeat polymorphism of ASPN was first described...
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