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Transcript and in silico analysis of CLN3 in juvenile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis and associated mouse models.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Nov 2008
Chan Chun-Hung, Mitchison Hannah M, Pearce David A
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Juvenile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (JNCL), commonly known as Batten disease, is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder of childhood characterized by blindness, seizures, motor and cognitive decline, leading to death in early adulthood. Mutations within the CLN3 gene, which encodes a putative lysosomal protein of unknown function, are the underlying cause of JNCL. Over 85% of JNCL patients harbor a 1 kb...
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