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Perinatal loss of Ts65Dn Down syndrome mice.
Genetics - 1 Jan 2006
Roper Randall J, St John Heidi K, Philip Jessica, Lawler Ann, Reeves Roger H
Abstract excerpt
Ts65Dn mice inherit a marker chromosome, T(17(16))65Dn, producing segmental trisomy for orthologs of about half of the genes on human chromosome 21. These mice display a number of phenotypes that are directly comparable to those in humans with trisomy 21 and are the most widely used animal model of Down syndrome (DS). However, the husbandry of Ts65Dn mice is complicated. Males are sterile, and only 20-40% of the...
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