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Genetic and functional linkage between ADAMTS superfamily proteins and fibrillin-1: a novel mechanism influencing microfibril assembly and function.
Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS - 1 Oct 2011
Hubmacher Dirk, Apte Suneel S
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Tissue microfibrils contain fibrillin-1 as a major constituent. Microfibrils regulate bioavailability of TGFβ superfamily growth factors and are structurally crucial in the ocular zonule. FBN1 mutations typically cause the Marfan syndrome, an autosomal dominant disorder manifesting with skeletal overgrowth, aortic aneurysm, and lens dislocation (ectopia lentis). Infrequently, FBN1 mutations cause dominantly...
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