DISEASES

Disease-gene associations mined from literature

Literature on BMP8B

BMP8B [ENSP00000361915]

Bone morphogenetic protein 8B; Induces cartilage and bone formation. May be the osteoinductive factor responsible for the phenomenon of epithelial osteogenesis. Plays a role in calcium regulation and bone homeostasis (By similarity); Belongs to the TGF-beta family.

Synonyms:  BMP8B,  BMP8Bp,  hBMP8B,  P34820,  P34820p ...

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