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Bone density phenotypes in mice aneuploid for the Down syndrome critical region.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Oct 2011
Olson Lisa E, Mohan Subburaman
Abstract excerpt
Down syndrome (trisomy 21) is associated with reduced bone density in humans, but it is unclear whether this is due to specific effects of chromosome 21 genes or lifestyle factors. Mouse models with aneuploidy of segments of mouse chromosome 16 that are homologous to human chromosome 21 can be used to elucidate the mechanism by which Down syndrome phenotypes arise. Ts1Rhr and Ms1Rhr mice are trisomic and...
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