Article
Fetal liver cells transplanted in utero rescue the osteopetrotic phenotype in the oc/oc mouse.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Mar 2009
Tondelli Barbara, Blair Harry C, Guerrini Matteo, Patrene Kenneth D, Cassani Barbara, Vezzoni Paolo, Lucchini Franco
Abstract excerpt
Autosomal recessive osteopetrosis (ARO) is a group of genetic disorders that involve defects that preclude the normal function of osteoclasts, which differentiate from hematopoietic precursors. In half of human cases, ARO is the result of mutations in the TCIRG1 gene, which codes for a subunit of the vacuolar proton pump that plays a fundamental role in the acidification of the cell-bone interface. Functional...
Topics
- Animals
- Crosses, Genetic
- DNA Primers
- Disease Models, Animal
- Female
- Fetal Tissue Transplantation
- Fetus
- Genotype
- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
- Humans
- Liver Transplantation
