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Sperm abnormalities in heterozygous acid sphingomyelinase knockout mice reveal a novel approach for the prevention of genetic diseases.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Jun 2007
Butler Avigdor, Gordon Ronald E, Gatt Shimon, Schuchman Edward H
Abstract excerpt
Acid sphingomyelinase knockout mice are a model of the inherited human disorder types A and B Niemann-Pick disease. Herein, we show that heterozygous (ASMKO(+/-)) mice have two distinct sperm populations resembling those found in normal and mutant animals, respectively, and that these two populat...
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