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Mice containing a human chromosome 21 model behavioral impairment and cardiac anomalies of Down's syndrome.
Human molecular genetics - 15 May 2001
Shinohara T, Tomizuka K, Miyabara S, Takehara S, Kazuki Y, Inoue J, Katoh M, Nakane H, Iino A, Ohguma A, Ikegami S, Inokuchi K, Ishida I, Reeves R H, Oshimura M
Abstract excerpt
Trisomy 21 (Ts21) is the most common live-born human aneuploidy; it results in a constellation of features known as Down's syndrome (DS). Ts21 is the most frequent cause of congenital heart defects and the leading genetic cause of mental retardation. To investigate the gene dosage effects of an extra copy of human chromosome 21 (Chr 21) on various phenotypes, we used microcell-mediated chromosome transfer to...
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