Conditional Inactivation of TNFα-Converting Enzyme in Chondrocytes Results in an Elongated Growth Plate and Shorter Long Bones

• Kenta Saito ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Kenta Saito, Keisuke Horiuchi

  Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan

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• Keisuke Horiuchi ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Kenta Saito, Keisuke Horiuchi

  * E-mail: horiuchi@z3.keio.jp

  Affiliations Department of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Anti-Aging Orthopedic Research, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan

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• Tokuhiro Kimura,

  Affiliation Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan

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• Sakiko Mizuno,

  Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan

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• Masaki Yoda,

  Affiliation Department of Anti-Aging Orthopedic Research, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan

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• Hideo Morioka,

  Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan

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• Haruhiko Akiyama,

  Affiliation Department of Orthopedics, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

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• David Threadgill,

  Affiliation Department of Genetics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America

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• Yasunori Okada,

  Affiliation Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan

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• Yoshiaki Toyama,

  Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan

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• Kazuki Sato

  Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan

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