DUPUYTREN LITERATURE: ADAMT GENES & ADAMTS

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Reviews:

  • Järveläinen H, Sainio A, Koulu M, Wight TN, Penttinen R. Extracellular matrix molecules: potential targets in pharmacotherapy. Pharmacol Rev 2009;61:198–223. (PDF)
  • Pasternak B, Aspenberg P. Metalloproteinases and their inhibitors-diagnostic and therapeutic opportunities in orthopedics. Acta Orthop 2009;80:693–703. (PDF)
  • Shih B, Bayat A. Scientific understanding and clinical management of Dupuytren disease. Nat Rev Rheumatol 2010;6:26–715. (PDF)
  • Tang BL. ADAMTS: a novel family of extracellular matrix proteases. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2001,33:33–44. (PDF)
 

Sources:

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