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Evidence for heterozygous abnormalities of the elastin gene (ELN) affecting the quantity of vocal fold elastic fibers: a pilot study.
Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice Foundation - 1 Mar 2011
Watts Christopher R, Knutsen Russell H, Ciliberto Christopher, Mecham Robert P
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OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effects of a heterozygous elastin gene (Eln) abnormality (deletion of one Eln allele) on the structural characteristics of the vocal fold lamina propria using a mouse model of human disease. STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional between-subjects design. METHODS: Five mice, four with heterozygous Eln deletions (Eln +/-) serving as an animal model for the human disease supravalvular aortic...
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