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ENU mutagenesis identifies the first mouse mutants reproducing human β-thalassemia at the genomic level.
Blood cells, molecules & diseases - 1 Feb 2013
Brown Fiona C, Scott Nicholas, Rank Gerhard, Collinge Janelle E, Vadolas Jim, Vickaryous Nicola, Whitelaw Nadia, Whitelaw Emma, Kile Benjamin T, Jane Stephen M, Curtis David J
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Forward genetic screens have been performed in many species to identify phenotypes in specific organ systems. We have undertaken a large-scale N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea (ENU) mutagenesis screen to identify dominant mutations that perturb erythropoiesis in mice. Mutant mice that displayed an erythrocyte mean cell volume (MCV) greater than three standard deviations from the population mean were identified. Two of these...
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