title: Potential role of COMP as a biomarker for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fendri
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Moldovan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000378:metabolism; D064236:Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein; D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D064235:Matrilin Proteins; D008954:Models, Biological; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009154:Mutation; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000378:metabolism; D010641:Phenotype; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D064236:Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein; D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins; D006023:Glycoproteins; D064235:Matrilin Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C577553:TSP5 protein, human