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Cerebellar purkinje cell loss in heterozygous rora+/- mice: a longitudinal study.
Journal of neurogenetics - 1 Jan 2000
Doulazmi Mohamed, Capone Francesca, Frederic Florence, Bakouche Joëlle, Boukhtouche Joëlle, Lemaigre-Dubreuil Yolande, Mariani Jean
Abstract excerpt
The staggerer (sg) mutation is a spontaneous deletion in the Rora gene that prevents the translation of the ligand-binding domain (LBD), leading to the loss of RORalpha activity. The homozygous Rorasg/sg mutant mouse, whose most obvious phenotype is ataxia associated with cerebellar degeneration, also displays a variety of other phenotypes. The heterozygous Rora+/sg is able to develop a cerebellum that is...
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