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Inappropriate cathepsin K secretion promotes its enzymatic activation driving heart and valve malformation.
JCI insight - 15 Oct 2020
Lu Po-Nien, Moreland Trevor, Christian Courtney J, Lund Troy C, Steet Richard A, Flanagan-Steet Heather
Abstract excerpt
Although congenital heart defects (CHDs) represent the most common birth defect, a comprehensive understanding of disease etiology remains unknown. This is further complicated since CHDs can occur in isolation or as a feature of another disorder. Analyzing disorders with associated CHDs provides a powerful platform to identify primary pathogenic mechanisms driving disease. Aberrant localization and expression of...
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