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Chromosome instability and tumor predisposition inversely correlate with BLM protein levels.
DNA repair - 9 Dec 2003
McDaniel Lisa D, Chester Nicholas, Watson Mark, Borowsky Alexander D, Leder Philip, Schultz Roger A
Abstract excerpt
Independent mouse models for Bloom syndrome (BS) exist, each thought to disrupt Blm gene function. However, animals bearing these alleles exhibit distinct phenotypes. Blm(tm1Ches) and Blm(tm1Grdn) homozygous mutant animals exhibit embryonic lethality while in another, Blm(tm3Brd), homozygosity yields viable, fertile animals with a cancer predisposition. Further characterization reveals the Blm(tm3Brd) allele to...
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