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Human chondrocytes respond discordantly to the protein encoded by the osteoarthritis susceptibility gene GDF5.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Ratnayake Madhushika, Plöger Frank, Santibanez-Koref Mauro, Loughlin John
Abstract excerpt
A genetic deficit mediated by SNP rs143383 that leads to reduced expression of GDF5 is strongly associated with large-joint osteoarthritis. We speculated that this deficit could be attenuated by the application of exogenous GDF5 protein and as a first step we have assessed what effect such application has on primary osteoarthritis chondrocyte gene expression. Chondrocytes harvested from cartilage of...
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