title: Mutation in MMP2 gene may result in scleroderma-like skin thickening.
authors.affiliation: Hopital Necker Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, France et Imagine Institute, INSERM U1163, Paris, France Imagine Institute, INSERM U1163, Paris, France.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bader-Meunier
authors.affiliation: Centre des Maladies Moleculaires (CMM), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Vaudois (CHUV), Switzerland.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bonafé
authors.affiliation: Hopital Necker Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, France et Imagine Institute, INSERM U1163, Paris, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fraitag
authors.affiliation: Hopital Necker Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, France et Imagine Institute, INSERM U1163, Paris, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Breton
authors.affiliation: Hopital Necker Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, France et Imagine Institute, INSERM U1163, Paris, France Imagine Institute, INSERM U1163, Paris, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bodemer
authors.affiliation: Hopital Necker Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, France et Imagine Institute, INSERM U1163, Paris, France Imagine Institute, INSERM U1163, Paris, France.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Baujat
mesh_terms: D002898:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 8 / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D020440:Gene Duplication; D055431:Growth Differentiation Factor 6 / Q000235:genetics*; D006228:Hand Deformities, Congenital / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000151:congenital*; D008297:Male; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000235:genetics*; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000235:genetics*; D053669:Syndecan-2 / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D055431:Growth Differentiation Factor 6; D053669:Syndecan-2
keywords: Fibroblasts; Gene Polymorphism; Systemic Sclerosis