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A new mouse model for Down syndrome.
Journal of neural transmission. Supplementum - 1 Jan 2003
Kazuki Y, Schulz T C, Shinohara T, Kadota M, Nishigaki R, Inoue T, Kimura M, Kai Y, Abe S, Shirayoshi Y, Oshimura M
Abstract excerpt
Trisomy 21 (Ts21) is the most common live-born human aneuploidy and results in a constellation of features known as Down syndrome (DS). Ts21 is a frequent cause of congenital heart defects and the leading genetic cause of mental retardation. Although overexpression of a gene(s) or gene cluster on human chromosome 21 (Chr 21) or the genome imbalance by Ts21 has been suggested to play a key role in bringing about...
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