CCN proteins are distinct from and should not be considered members of the insulin-like growth factor-binding protein superfamily.

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Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, University of Miami School of Medicine (G.R.G.), Miami, Florida 33136; Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Illinois College of Medicine (L.F.L.), Chicago, Illinois 60607; Laboratoire d’Oncologie Virale et Moleculaire, UFR de Biochimie, Universite Paris 7 (B.P.), 75005 Paris, France; and INSERM U-515, Hopital Saint Antoine (B.P.), Paris 75012, France