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Molecular differentiation between osteophytic and articular cartilage--clues for a transient and permanent chondrocyte phenotype.
Osteoarthritis and cartilage - 1 Feb 2012
Gelse K, Ekici A B, Cipa F, Swoboda B, Carl H D, Olk A, Hennig F F, Klinger P
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OBJECTIVE: To identify the molecular differences between the transient and permanent chondrocyte phenotype in osteophytic and articular cartilage. METHODS: Total RNA was isolated from the cartilaginous layer of osteophytes and from intact articular cartilage from knee joints of 15 adult human donors and subjected to cDNA microarray analysis. The differential expression of relevant genes between these two...
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