Connective tissue growth factor,CCN family member 2,Hypertrophic chondrocyte-specific protein 24,InsmuLin-like growth factor-binding protein 8,IBP-8,IGF-binding protein 8,IGFBP-8,
Cell localization:Secreted.The protein encoded by this gene is a mitogen that is secreted by vascµLar endothelial cells. The encoded protein plays a role in chondrocyte proliferation and differentiation, cell adhesion in many cell types, and is related to platelet-derived growth factor. Certain polymorphisms in this gene have been linked with a higher incidence of systemic sclerosis. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2009],
