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Selection on cis-regulatory variation at B4galnt2 and its influence on von Willebrand factor in house mice.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Mar 2009
Johnsen Jill M, Teschke Meike, Pavlidis Pavlos, McGee Beth M, Tautz Diethard, Ginsburg David, Baines John F
Abstract excerpt
The RIIIS/J inbred mouse strain is a model for type 1 von Willebrand disease (VWD), a common human bleeding disorder. Low von Willebrand factor (VWF) levels in RIIIS/J are due to a regulatory mutation, Mvwf1, which directs a tissue-specific switch in expression of a glycosyltransferase, B4GALNT2,...
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