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Combined ADAMTS10 and ADAMTS17 inactivation exacerbates bone shortening and skin phenotypes.
Life science alliance - 1 Dec 2025
Taye Nandaraj, Karoulias Stylianos Z, Balic Zerina, Wang Lauren W, Willard Belinda B, Martin Daniel, Richard Daniel, Okamoto Alexander S, Capellini Terence D, Apte Suneel S, Hubmacher Dirk
Abstract excerpt
Weill-Marchesani syndrome (WMS) is characterized by severe short stature, joint contractures, tight skin, heart valve and eye anomalies. WMS is caused by biallelic mutations in ADAMTS10, ADAMTS17, or LTBP2, or mono-allelic mutations in FBN1 Because bone growth is driven by chondrocyte proliferation and hypertrophy in the growth plates, the genetics of WMS suggests that the affected extracellular matrix (ECM)...
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