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Generation of mice carrying a knockout-first and conditional-ready allele of transforming growth factor beta2 gene.
Genesis (New York, N.Y. : 2000) - 1 Sept 2014
Ishtiaq Ahmed A S, Bose Gracelyn C, Huang Li, Azhar Mohamad
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Transforming growth factor beta2 (TGFβ2) is a multifunctional protein which is expressed in several embryonic and adult organs. TGFB2 mutations can cause Loeys Dietz syndrome, and its dysregulation is involved in cardiovascular, skeletal, ocular, and neuromuscular diseases, osteoarthritis, tissue fibrosis, and various forms of cancer. TGFβ2 is involved in cell growth, apoptosis, cell migration, cell...
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