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Amarjit Virdi

TitleProfessor
InstitutionRush University, Rush Medical College
DepartmentAnatomy and Cell Biology
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    Director, Graduate Program, Department of Cell & Molecular Medicine.

    My Scopus number is 6701742334.
    My NIH COMMONS name is AVIRDI.

    Research Areas:
    Bone tissue regeneration, stem cell biology

    My Faculty Profile at Rush University Medical Center:
    https://www.rushu.rush.edu/faculty/amarjit-virdi-phd

    My Laboratory:
    https://www.rushu.rush.edu/research/departmental-research/cell-molecular-medicine-research/laboratory-amarjit-s-virdi-phd

    My NCBI Bibliography:
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/browse/collection/50414805/?sort=date&direction=descending

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    https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=6701742334

    Education:
    PhD, University of Oxford, England


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    1. Virdi AS, Sandi G, Chubinskaya S. Intramural Grant Program to Promote Research Activity Among Early-Career Faculty Members. Acad Med. 2022 09 01; 97(9):1331-1334. PMID: 35263304.
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    2. Wilson BM, Witkiewics BR, Voigt RM, Forysth CB, Keshavarzian A, Ko FC, Virdi AS, Sumner DR. Alcohol and Circadian Disruption Minimally Impact Bone Properties in Two Cohorts of Male Mice While Between-Cohort Differences Predominate: Association With Season of Birth? JBMR Plus. 2022 Mar; 6(3):e10591. PMID: 35309863.
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    3. Anderson KD, Ko FC, Fullam S, Virdi AS, Wimmer MA, Sumner DR, Ross RD. The relative contribution of bone microarchitecture and matrix composition to implant fixation strength in rats. J Orthop Res. 2022 04; 40(4):862-870. PMID: 34061392.
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    4. Anderson KD, Ko FC, Virdi AS, Sumner DR, Ross RD. Biomechanics of Implant Fixation in Osteoporotic Bone. Curr Osteoporos Rep. 2020 10; 18(5):577-586. PMID: 32734511.
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    5. Moran MM, Wilson BM, Li J, Engen PA, Naqib A, Green SJ, Virdi AS, Plaas A, Forsyth CB, Keshavarzian A, Sumner DR. The gut microbiota may be a novel pathogenic mechanism in loosening of orthopedic implants in rats. FASEB J. 2020 11; 34(11):14302-14317. PMID: 32931052.
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    6. Wilson BM, Moran MM, Meagher MJ, Ross RD, Mashiatulla M, Virdi AS, Sumner DR. Early changes in serum osteocalcin and body weight are predictive of implant fixation in a rat model of implant loosening. J Orthop Res. 2020 06; 38(6):1216-1227. PMID: 31825107.
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    7. Ko FC, Meagher MJ, Mashiatulla M, Ross RD, Virdi AS, Sumner DR. Implant surface alters compartmental-specific contributions to fixation strength in rats. J Orthop Res. 2020 06; 38(6):1208-1215. PMID: 31821588.
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    8. Bayat M, Virdi A, Rezaei F, Chien S. Comparison of the in?vitro effects of low-level laser therapy and low-intensity pulsed ultrasound therapy on bony cells and stem cells. Prog Biophys Mol Biol. 2018 03; 133:36-48. PMID: 29126668.
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    9. Meagher MJ, Parwani RN, Virdi AS, Sumner DR. Optimizing a micro-computed tomography-based surrogate measurement of bone-implant contact. J Orthop Res. 2018 03; 36(3):979-986. PMID: 28851105.
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    10. Bayat M, Virdi A, Jalalifirouzkouhi R, Rezaei F. Comparison of effects of LLLT and LIPUS on fracture healing in animal models and patients: A systematic review. Prog Biophys Mol Biol. 2018 01; 132:3-22. PMID: 28688752.
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    11. Moran MM, Wilson BM, Ross RD, Virdi AS, Sumner DR. Arthrotomy-based preclinical models of particle-induced osteolysis: A systematic review. J Orthop Res. 2017 12; 35(12):2595-2605. PMID: 28548682.
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    12. Moran MM, Sena K, McNulty MA, Sumner DR, Virdi AS. Intramembranous bone regeneration and implant placement using mechanical femoral marrow ablation: rodent models. Bonekey Rep. 2016; 5:837. PMID: 27648259.
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    13. Moran MM, Virdi AS, Sena K, Mazzone SR, McNulty MA, Sumner DR. Intramembranous bone regeneration differs among common inbred mouse strains following marrow ablation. J Orthop Res. 2015 Sep; 33(9):1374-81. PMID: 25808034.
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    14. Virdi AS, Irish J, Sena K, Liu M, Ke HZ, McNulty MA, Sumner DR. Sclerostin antibody treatment improves implant fixation in a model of severe osteoporosis. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2015 Jan 21; 97(2):133-40. PMID: 25609440.
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    15. Kanaji A, Orhue V, Caicedo MS, Virdi AS, Sumner DR, Hallab NJ, Yoshiaki T, Sena K. Cytotoxic effects of cobalt and nickel ions on osteocytes in vitro. J Orthop Surg Res. 2014 Oct 08; 9:91. PMID: 25288055.
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    16. Angle SR, Sena K, Sumner DR, Virkus WW, Virdi AS. Combined use of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound and rhBMP-2 to enhance bone formation in a rat model of critical size defect. J Orthop Trauma. 2014 Oct; 28(10):605-11. PMID: 24464096.
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    17. Ross RD, Edwards LH, Acerbo AS, Ominsky MS, Virdi AS, Sena K, Miller LM, Sumner DR. Bone matrix quality after sclerostin antibody treatment. J Bone Miner Res. 2014 Jul; 29(7):1597-607. PMID: 24470143.
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    18. Ross RD, Virdi AS, Liu S, Sena K, Sumner DR. Particle-induced osteolysis is not accompanied by systemic remodeling but is reflected by systemic bone biomarkers. J Orthop Res. 2014 Jul; 32(7):967-73. PMID: 24604767.
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    19. Ross RD, Hamilton JL, Wilson BM, Sumner DR, Virdi AS. Pharmacologic augmentation of implant fixation in osteopenic bone. Curr Osteoporos Rep. 2014 Mar; 12(1):55-64. PMID: 24293098.
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    20. Irish J, Virdi AS, Sena K, McNulty MA, Sumner DR. Implant placement increases bone remodeling transiently in a rat model. J Orthop Res. 2013 May; 31(5):800-6. PMID: 23280449.
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    21. Liu S, Virdi AS, Sena K, Sumner DR. Sclerostin antibody prevents particle-induced implant loosening by stimulating bone formation and inhibiting bone resorption in a rat model. Arthritis Rheum. 2012 Dec; 64(12):4012-20. PMID: 23192793.
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    22. Virdi AS, Liu M, Sena K, Maletich J, McNulty M, Ke HZ, Sumner DR. Sclerostin antibody increases bone volume and enhances implant fixation in a rat model. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2012 Sep 19; 94(18):1670-80. PMID: 22992878.
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    23. Kuroda S, Sumner DR, Virdi AS. Effects of TGF-?1 and VEGF-A transgenes on the osteogenic potential of bone marrow stromal cells in vitro and in vivo. J Tissue Eng. 2012; 3(1):2041731412459745. PMID: 22962632.
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    24. McNulty MA, Virdi AS, Christopherson KW, Sena K, Frank RR, Sumner DR. Adult stem cell mobilization enhances intramembranous bone regeneration: a pilot study. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2012 Sep; 470(9):2503-12. PMID: 22528386.
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    25. Angle SR, Sena K, Sumner DR, Virkus WW, Virdi AS. Healing of rat femoral segmental defect with bone morphogenetic protein-2: a dose response study. J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact. 2012 Mar; 12(1):28-37. PMID: 22373949.
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    26. Liu S, Virdi AS, Sena K, Hughes WF, Sumner DR. Bone turnover markers correlate with implant fixation in a rat model using LPS-doped particles to induced implant loosening. J Biomed Mater Res A. 2012 Apr; 100(4):918-28. PMID: 22275163.
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    27. Wise JK, Sumner DR, Virdi AS. Modulation of stromal cell-derived factor-1/CXC chemokine receptor 4 axis enhances rhBMP-2-induced ectopic bone formation. Tissue Eng Part A. 2012 Apr; 18(7-8):860-9. PMID: 22035136.
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    28. Liu S, Broucek J, Virdi AS, Sumner DR. Limitations of using micro-computed tomography to predict bone-implant contact and mechanical fixation. J Microsc. 2012 Jan; 245(1):34-42. PMID: 21919905.
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    29. Orhue V, Kanaji A, Caicedo MS, Virdi AS, Sumner DR, Hallab NJ, Jahr H, Sena K. Calcineurin/nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT) signaling in cobalt-chromium-molybdenum (CoCrMo) particles-induced tumor necrosis factor-a (TNFa) secretion in MLO-Y4 osteocytes. J Orthop Res. 2011 Dec; 29(12):1867-73. PMID: 21557302.
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    30. Sena K, Angle SR, Kanaji A, Aher C, Karwo DG, Sumner DR, Virdi AS. Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) and cell-to-cell communication in bone marrow stromal cells. Ultrasonics. 2011 Jul; 51(5):639-44. PMID: 21333315.
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    31. Wise JK, Sena K, Vranizan K, Pollock JF, Healy KE, Hughes WF, Sumner DR, Virdi AS. Temporal gene expression profiling during rat femoral marrow ablation-induced intramembranous bone regeneration. PLoS One. 2010 Oct 01; 5(10). PMID: 20957030.
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    32. Angle SR, Sena K, Sumner DR, Virdi AS. Osteogenic differentiation of rat bone marrow stromal cells by various intensities of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound. Ultrasonics. 2011 Apr; 51(3):281-8. PMID: 20965537.
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    33. Sena K, Sumner DR, Virdi AS. Effect of recombinant human transforming growth factor-beta2 dose on bone formation in rat femur titanium implant model. J Biomed Mater Res A. 2010 Mar 01; 92(3):1210-7. PMID: 19322883.
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    34. Wijdicks CA, Virdi AS, Sena K, Sumner DR, Leven RM. Ultrasound enhances recombinant human BMP-2 induced ectopic bone formation in a rat model. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2009 Oct; 35(10):1629-37. PMID: 19632764.
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    35. Kanaji A, Caicedo MS, Virdi AS, Sumner DR, Hallab NJ, Sena K. Co-Cr-Mo alloy particles induce tumor necrosis factor alpha production in MLO-Y4 osteocytes: a role for osteocytes in particle-induced inflammation. Bone. 2009 Sep; 45(3):528-33. PMID: 19497395.
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    36. Pylawka TK, Virdi AS, Cole BJ, Williams JM. Reversal of suppressed metabolism in prolonged cold preserved cartilage. J Orthop Res. 2008 Feb; 26(2):247-54. PMID: 17902172.
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    37. Lewis PB, Williams JM, Hallab N, Virdi A, Yanke A, Cole BJ. Multiple freeze-thaw cycled meniscal allograft tissue: A biomechanical, biochemical, and histologic analysis. J Orthop Res. 2008 Jan; 26(1):49-55. PMID: 17676620.
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    38. Healy KE, Pollock J, Ngai J, Virdi AS, Sumner DR. Designer biomaterials: too much information? J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact. 2007 Oct-Dec; 7(4):336-7. PMID: 18094501.
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    39. Ho JE, Barber TA, Virdi AS, Sumner DR, Healy KE. The effect of enzymatically degradable IPN coatings on peri-implant bone formation and implant fixation. J Biomed Mater Res A. 2007 Jun 01; 81(3):720-7. PMID: 17212345.
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    40. Pylawka TK, Wimmer M, Cole BJ, Virdi AS, Williams JM. Impaction affects cell viability in osteochondral tissues during transplantation. J Knee Surg. 2007 Apr; 20(2):105-10. PMID: 17486901.
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    41. Barber TA, Ho JE, De Ranieri A, Virdi AS, Sumner DR, Healy KE. Peri-implant bone formation and implant integration strength of peptide-modified p(AAM-co-EG/AAC) interpenetrating polymer network-coated titanium implants. J Biomed Mater Res A. 2007 Feb; 80(2):306-20. PMID: 16960836.
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    42. Sena K, Sumner DR, Virdi AS. Modulation of VEGF expression in rat bone marrow stromal cells by GDF-5. Connect Tissue Res. 2007; 48(6):324-31. PMID: 18075819.
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    43. Chung EH, Gilbert M, Virdi AS, Sena K, Sumner DR, Healy KE. Biomimetic artificial ECMs stimulate bone regeneration. J Biomed Mater Res A. 2006 Dec 15; 79(4):815-26. PMID: 16886222.
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    44. Sumner DR, Turner TM, Urban RM, Virdi AS, Inoue N. Additive enhancement of implant fixation following combined treatment with rhTGF-beta2 and rhBMP-2 in a canine model. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006 Apr; 88(4):806-17. PMID: 16595471.
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    45. Kuroda S, Virdi AS, Dai Y, Shott S, Sumner DR. Patterns and localization of gene expression during intramembranous bone regeneration in the rat femoral marrow ablation model. Calcif Tissue Int. 2005 Oct; 77(4):212-25. PMID: 16193234.
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    46. De Ranieri A, Virdi AS, Kuroda S, Healy KE, Hallab NJ, Sumner DR. Saline irrigation does not affect bone formation or fixation strength of hydroxyapatite/tricalcium phosphate-coated implants in a rat model. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater. 2005 Aug; 74(2):712-7. PMID: 15988751.
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    47. De Ranieri A, Virdi AS, Kuroda S, Shott S, Leven RM, Hallab NJ, Sumner DR. Local application of rhTGF-beta2 enhances peri-implant bone volume and bone-implant contact in a rat model. Bone. 2005 Jul; 37(1):55-62. PMID: 15869922.
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    48. Williams JM, Virdi AS, Pylawka TK, Edwards RB, Markel MD, Cole BJ. Prolonged-fresh preservation of intact whole canine femoral condyles for the potential use as osteochondral allografts. J Orthop Res. 2005 Jul; 23(4):831-7. PMID: 16022997.
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    49. Sena K, Leven RM, Mazhar K, Sumner DR, Virdi AS. Early gene response to low-intensity pulsed ultrasound in rat osteoblastic cells. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2005 May; 31(5):703-8. PMID: 15866420.
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    50. Sant'Anna EF, Leven RM, Virdi AS, Sumner DR. Effect of low intensity pulsed ultrasound and BMP-2 on rat bone marrow stromal cell gene expression. J Orthop Res. 2005 May; 23(3):646-52. PMID: 15885487.
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    51. De Ranieri A, Virdi AS, Kuroda S, Shott S, Dai Y, Sumner DR. Local application of rhTGF-beta2 modulates dynamic gene expression in a rat implant model. Bone. 2005 May; 36(5):931-40. PMID: 15794929.
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    52. Virdi AS, De Ranieri A, Kuroda S, Dai Y, Sumner DR. Anabolic agents and gene expression around the bone implant interface. J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact. 2004 Dec; 4(4):388-9. PMID: 15758273.
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    53. Leven RM, Virdi AS, Sumner DR. Patterns of gene expression in rat bone marrow stromal cells cultured on titanium alloy discs of different roughness. J Biomed Mater Res A. 2004 Sep 01; 70(3):391-401. PMID: 15293312.
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    54. Kuroda S, Virdi AS, Li P, Healy KE, Sumner DR. A low-temperature biomimetic calcium phosphate surface enhances early implant fixation in a rat model. J Biomed Mater Res A. 2004 Jul 01; 70(1):66-73. PMID: 15174110.
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    55. Qureshi AA, Virdi AS, Didonna ML, Jacobs JJ, Masuda K, Paprosky WP, Thonar EJ, Sumner DR. Implant design affects markers of bone resorption and formation in total hip replacement. J Bone Miner Res. 2002 May; 17(5):800-7. PMID: 12009010.
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    56. Oreffo RO, Virdi AS, Triffitt JT. Retroviral marking of human bone marrow fibroblasts: in vitro expansion and localization in calvarial sites after subcutaneous transplantation in vivo. J Cell Physiol. 2001 Feb; 186(2):201-9. PMID: 11169457.
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    57. Li G, Virdi AS, Ashhurst DE, Simpson AH, Triffitt JT. Tissues formed during distraction osteogenesis in the rabbit are determined by the distraction rate: localization of the cells that express the mRNAs and the distribution of types I and II collagens. Cell Biol Int. 2000; 24(1):25-33. PMID: 10826770.
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    58. Virdi AS, Shore EM, Oreffo RO, Li M, Connor JM, Smith R, Kaplan FS, Triffitt JT. Phenotypic and molecular heterogeneity in fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva. Calcif Tissue Int. 1999 Sep; 65(3):250-5. PMID: 10441661.
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    59. Oreffo RO, Kusec V, Virdi AS, Flanagan AM, Grano M, Zambonin-Zallone A, Triffitt JT. Expression of estrogen receptor-alpha in cells of the osteoclastic lineage. Histochem Cell Biol. 1999 Feb; 111(2):125-33. PMID: 10090573.
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    60. Virdi AS, Cook LJ, Oreffo RO, Triffitt JT. Modulation of bone morphogenetic protein-2 and bone morphogenetic protein-4 gene expression in osteoblastic cell lines. Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand). 1998 Dec; 44(8):1237-46. PMID: 9874511.
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    61. Oreffo RO, Virdi AS, Triffitt JT. Modulation of osteogenesis and adipogenesis by human serum in human bone marrow cultures. Eur J Cell Biol. 1997 Nov; 74(3):251-61. PMID: 9402473.
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    62. Bradbeer JN, Virdi AS, Serre CM, Beresford JN, Delmas PD, Reeve J, Triffitt JT. A number of osteocalcin antisera recognize epitopes on proteins other than osteocalcin in cultured skin fibroblasts: implications for the identification of cells of the osteoblastic lineage in vitro. J Bone Miner Res. 1994 Aug; 9(8):1221-8. PMID: 7526610.
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    63. Joyner CJ, Virdi AS, Beresford JN, Bennett JH, Owen ME, Triffitt JT. Monoclonal antibody BRL 12 reacts with bone keratan sulphate proteoglycan. Connect Tissue Res. 1992; 28(3):205-12. PMID: 1468207.
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    64. Joyner CJ, Virdi AS, Triffitt JT, Owen ME. Immunohistochemical studies using BRL 12, a monoclonal antibody reacting specifically with osteogenic tissues. Connect Tissue Res. 1989; 23(4):289-97. PMID: 2630175.
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