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Deletion of a single mevalonate kinase (Mvk) allele yields a murine model of hyper-IgD syndrome.
Journal of inherited metabolic disease - 1 Nov 2007
Hager E J, Tse H M, Piganelli J D, Gupta M, Baetscher M, Tse T E, Pappu A S, Steiner R D, Hoffmann G F, Gibson K M
Abstract excerpt
In the current study our objective was to develop a murine model of human hyper-IgD syndrome (HIDS) and severe mevalonic aciduria (MA), autoinflammatory disorders associated with mevalonate kinase deficiency (MKD). Deletion of one Mvk allele (Mvk (+/-)) yielded viable mice with significantly reduced liver Mvk enzyme activity; multiple matings failed to produce Mvk (-/-) mice. Cholesterol levels in tissues and...
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