Human chondrocytes respond discordantly to the protein encoded by the osteoarthritis susceptibility gene GDF5.

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 applicati...

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Main Authors: Madhushika Ratnayake, Frank Plöger, Mauro Santibanez-Koref, John Loughlin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3897745?pdf=render