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Auditory deficits associated with the frings mgr1 (mass1) mutation in mice.
Developmental neuroscience - 1 Jan 2005
Klein Brian D, Fu Ying-Hui, Ptacek Louis J, White H Steve
Abstract excerpt
The gene responsible for the audiogenic seizure (AGS) phenotype in Frings mice, which was identified and originally designated Mass1, is now referred to as Mgr1. Although the function of the gene product is not known, the expression pattern suggests a role in the developing CNS. Hearing impairment is often observed in AGS-susceptible rodents and is thought to contribute to the pathology of AGS. We therefore...
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