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High-throughput screening of stem cell therapy for globoid cell leukodystrophy using automated neurophenotyping of twitcher mice.
Behavioural brain research - 1 Jan 2013
Scruggs Brittni A, Bowles Annie C, Zhang Xiujuan, Semon Julie A, Kyzar Evan J, Myers Leann, Kalueff Allan V, Bunnell Bruce A
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Globoid cell leukodystrophy (Krabbe's disease) is an autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder that results from the deficiency of galactosylceramidase, a lysosomal enzyme involved in active myelination. Due to the progressive, lethal nature of this disease and the limited treatment options available, multiple laboratories are currently exploring novel therapies using the mouse model of globoid cell...
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