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rhBMP-2

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3D structure of BMP-2 (PDB 3BMP)
Image: Jawahar Swaminathan and MSD staff, EBI, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Approved, for something elseMeasured in people, not heightPlaced at surgeryProtein or enzyme

A bone-building protein used in spine surgery.

A recombinant bone morphogenetic protein, used clinically in spinal fusion.

Risks. It has caused neck swelling that threatened the airway, and in a review of reported problems nearly half needed another operation.

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