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Association of a BMP9 haplotype with ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) in a Chinese population.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Ren Yuan, Liu Zhi-zhong, Feng Jie, Wan Hong, Li Jun-hua, Wang Hao, Lin Xin
Abstract excerpt
Direct or ex vivo BMP9 adenoviral gene therapy can induce massive bone formation at the injection sites and clearly promote spinal fusion. A comprehensive analysis of the osteogenic activity indicated that BMP9 was one of the most potent inducers of osteogenic differentiation both in vitro and in vivo among 14 types of human BMPs. However, genetic variations and whether they correlated with OPLL were not...
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