Chondrocyte-specific RUNX2 Overexpression Causes Chondrodysplasia During Development, but is Not Sufficient to Induce OA-like Articular Cartilage Degeneration in Adult Mice Without Injury
S. E. Catheline, D. Hoak, M. Chang, J. P. Ketz, M. J. Hilton, M. J. Zuscik, J. H. Jonason
This study shows that chondrocyte-specific RUNX2 overexpression during development causes chondrodysplasia but does not induce OA-like cartilage degeneration in adult mice without injury, though it accelerates OA progression after trauma.
bioRxiv · Nov 14, 2018 · PreprintPathology