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In this report, chairs of the 7th International Workshop on the CCN family of Genes, review the progress made in understanding the biological functions of CCN proteins (CCN1, CCN2, CCN3, CCN4, CCN5 and CCN6) with a particular focus on their implications in various pathological conditions, including cancer, fibrosis, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases.
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The 7th International Workshop on the CCN family of Genes was sponsored by the International CCN Society, Springer Science + Business Media, The University of Sydney, The Canadian Institute of Health Research, Process for PRF, Novus Biologicals, and EMP Genetech. Thanks are due to H. Yeger for critical reading of the manuscript. Thanks are also due to Mrs Daout for her local help at the Mercure Notre Dame Hotel in Nice.
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Perbal, B., Trackman, P., Castellot, J. et al. Report on the 7th international workshop on the CCN family of genes. J. Cell Commun. Signal. 8, 71–76 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12079-014-0227-9
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12079-014-0227-9