DISEASES

Disease-gene associations mined from literature

Literature on CHAD

CHAD [ENSP00000258969]

Chondroadherin; Promotes attachment of chondrocytes, fibroblasts, and osteoblasts. This binding is mediated (at least for chondrocytes and fibroblasts) by the integrin alpha(2)beta(1). May play an important role in the regulation of chondrocyte growth and proliferation (By similarity); Belongs to the small leucine-rich proteoglycan (SLRP) family. SLRP class IV subfamily.

Synonyms:  CHAD,  H0YA03,  O15335,  H0YA03p,  hH0YA03 ...

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