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Deletion of Zfp521 rescues the growth plate phenotype in a mouse model of Jansen metaphyseal chondrodysplasia.
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology - 1 Sept 2011
Seriwatanachai Dutmanee, Densmore Michael J, Sato Tadatoshi, Correa Diego, Neff Lynn, Baron Roland, Lanske Beate
Abstract excerpt
Jansen metaphyseal chondrodysplasia (JMC) is caused by a constitutively activating mutation of the parathyroid hormone (PTH)/PTH-related protein (PTHrP) receptor (PTHR1) and is characterized by widening of the metaphyses, reduction of long bone length, and short stature. A transgenic mouse expressing this mutation under the collagen α1(II) promoter has been generated to investigate the mechanisms responsible for...
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