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• Daniel R, Daniels E, He Z, Bateman A. Progranulin (acrogranin/PC cell-derived growth factor/granulin-epithelin precursor) is expressed in the placenta, epidermis, microvasculature, and brain during murine development. Dev Dyn. 2003 Aug;227 (4):593-9
• Daniel R, He Z, Carmichael KP, Halper J, Bateman A. Cellular localization of gene expression for progranulin. J Histochem Cytochem. 2000 Jul;48 (7):999-1009
• Eriksen JL, Mackenzie IR. Progranulin: normal function and role in neurodegeneration. J Neurochem. 2008 Jan;104 (2):287-97
• Finch N, Baker M, Crook R, Swanson K, Kuntz K, Surtees R, Bisceglio G, Rovelet-Lecrux A, Boeve B, Petersen RC, Dickson DW, Younkin SG, Deramecourt V, Crook J, Graff-Radford NR, Rademakers R. Plasma progranulin levels predict progranulin mutation status in frontotemporal dementia patients and asymptomatic family members. Brain. 2009 Mar;132 (Pt 3):583-91
• Ghidoni R, Benussi L, Glionna M, Franzoni M, Binetti G. Low plasma progranulin levels predict progranulin mutations in frontotemporal lobar degeneration. Neurology. 2008 Oct 14;71 (16):1235-9
• Kojima Y, Ono K, Inoue K, Takagi Y, Kikuta K, Nishimura M, Yoshida Y, Nakashima Y, Matsumae H, Furukawa Y, Mikuni N, Nobuyoshi M, Kimura T, Kita T, Tanaka M. Progranulin expression in advanced human atherosclerotic plaque. Atherosclerosis. 2009 Sep;206 (1):102-8
• Suzuki M, Lee HC, Kayasuga Y, Chiba S, Nedachi T, Matsuwaki T, Yamanouchi K, Nishihara M. Roles of progranulin in sexual differentiation of the developing brain and adult neurogenesis. J Reprod Dev. 2009 Aug;55 (4):351-5
• Youn BS, Bang SI, Kloting N, Park JW, Lee N, Oh JE, Pi KB, Lee TH, Ruschke K, Fasshauer M, Stumvoll M, Bluher M. Serum progranulin concentrations may be associated with macrophage infiltration into omental adipose tissue. Diabetes. 2009 Mar;58 (3):627-36
• Zhu J, Nathan C, Jin W, Sim D, Ashcroft GS, Wahl SM, Lacomis L, Erdjument-Bromage H, Tempst P, Wright CD, Ding A. Conversion of proepithelin to epithelins: roles of SLPI and elastase in host defense and wound repair. Cell. 2002 Dec 13;111 (6):867-78