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IFITM5 mutations and osteogenesis imperfecta.
Journal of bone and mineral metabolism - 1 Mar 2016
Hanagata Nobutaka
Abstract excerpt
Interferon-induced transmembrane protein 5 (IFITM5) is an osteoblast-specific membrane protein that has been shown to be a positive regulatory factor for mineralization in vitro. However, Ifitm5 knockout mice do not exhibit serious bone abnormalities, and thus the function of IFITM5 in vivo remains unclear. Recently, a single point mutation (c.-14C>T) in the 5' untranslated region of IFITM5 was identified in...
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