Hyaluronan and proteoglycan link protein 2 (HAPLN2) also known as brain link protein 1 (BRAL1) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HAPLN2gene.[5]HAPLN1 codes for a related link protein that is expressed in cartilage while Bral1 is expressed in brain.
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