Potential role of COMP as a biomarker for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Med Hypotheses. 2011 May;76(5):762-3. doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2011.01.038. Epub 2011 Feb 19.
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Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Biomarkers / metabolism
  • Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein
  • Extracellular Matrix Proteins / metabolism*
  • Female
  • Gene Expression Regulation
  • Glycoproteins / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Matrilin Proteins
  • Models, Biological
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Mutation
  • Osteoblasts / metabolism
  • Phenotype
  • RNA, Messenger / metabolism
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Scoliosis / diagnosis*
  • Scoliosis / metabolism*

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein
  • Extracellular Matrix Proteins
  • Glycoproteins
  • Matrilin Proteins
  • RNA, Messenger
  • TSP5 protein, human