Sirpa Kontusaari

A mutation in the gene for type III procollagen (COL3A1) in a family with aortic aneurysms.

Sirpa Kontusaari, Gerard Tromp, Helena Kuivaniemi et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 1990 · 181 citations · Full text

Thermal Unfolding, Mendelian Disorder, Genetic Disorder +12

Structure of cDNA clones coding for the entire preproα1 (III) chain of human type III procollagen. Differences in protein structure from type I procollagen and conservation of codon preferences

Leena Ala‐Kokko, Sirpa Kontusaari, Clinton T. Baldwin et al. · Biochemical Journal · 1989 · 133 citations · Full text

Genetics, Entire Preproα1, Molecular Biology +20

Expression of a partially deleted gene of human type II procollagen (COL2A1) in transgenic mice produces a chondrodysplasia.

Philipp Vandenberg, Jaspal S. Khillan, D.J. Prockop et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1991 · 131 citations

Knockout Mouse, Developmental Biology, Bone Morphogenic Protein +13

Role of Ets factors in the activity and endothelial cell specificity of the mouse Tie gene promoter

Kristiina Iljin, Antoinise Dube, Sirpa Kontusaari et al. · The FASEB Journal · 1999 · 102 citations

Endothelial Cells, Transcriptional Regulation, Angiogenesis +18

Transgenic mice that express a mini-gene version of the human gene for type I procollagen (COL1A1) develop a phenotype resembling a lethal form of osteogenesis imperfecta.

Jaspal S. Khillan, A. Olsen, Sirpa Kontusaari et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1991 · 94 citations · Full text

Sclerostin, Genetics, Osteogenesis +18