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This is a quantitative study of heparanase isoforms expression in degenerative and nondegenerative intervertebral discs (IVDs). ⋯ The overexpression of HPSE1 and HPSE2 in the intervertebral degenerated discs suggests a role for these factors in mediating extracellular matrix remodeling in degenerative discs during disease development.