The link between heparan sulfate and hereditary bone disease: Finding a function for the EXT family of putative tumor suppressor proteins

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 511-516

  Duncan, G ^a   McCormick, C ^a   Tufaro, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APC PROTEIN; EXOSTOSIN 1; EXOSTOSIN 2; HEPARAN SULFATE; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BONE DEVELOPMENT; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL SURFACE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GOLGI COMPLEX; HEREDITARY MULTIPLE EXOSTOSIS; OSSIFICATION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

EID: 0034889895     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI13737     Document Type: Review

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