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An essential function for NBS1 in the prevention of ataxia and cerebellar defects.
Nature medicine - 1 May 2005
Frappart Pierre-Olivier, Tong Wei-Min, Demuth Ilja, Radovanovic Ivan, Herceg Zdenko, Aguzzi Adriano, Digweed Martin, Wang Zhao-Qi
Abstract excerpt
Nijmegen breakage syndrome (NBS), ataxia telangiectasia and ataxia telangiectasia-like disorder (ATLD) show overlapping phenotypes such as growth retardation, microcephaly, cerebellar developmental defects and ataxia. However, the molecular pathogenesis of these neurological defects remains elusive. Here we show that inactivation of the Nbn gene (also known as Nbs1) in mouse neural tissues results in a...
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