A GDF5 point mutation strikes twice--causing BDA1 and SYNS2.

A GDF5 point mutation strikes twice--causing BDA1 and SYNS2.

Growth and Differentiation Factor 5 (GDF5) is a secreted growth factor that belongs to the Bone Morphogenetic Protein (BMP) family and plays a pivotal role during limb development. GDF5 is a susceptibility gene for osteoarthritis (OA) and mutations in GDF5 are associated with a wide variety of skele...

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Main Authors: Elisa Degenkolbe, Jana König, Julia Zimmer, Maria Walther, Carsten Reißner, Joachim Nickel, Frank Plöger, Jelena Raspopovic, James Sharpe, Katarina Dathe, Jacqueline T Hecht, Stefan Mundlos, Sandra C Doelken, Petra Seemann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3789827?pdf=render

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