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Fumarylacetoacetate hydrolase deficient pigs are a novel large animal model of metabolic liver disease.
Stem cell research - 1 Jul 2014
Hickey Raymond D, Mao Shennen A, Glorioso Jaime, Lillegard Joseph B, Fisher James E, Amiot Bruce, Rinaldo Piero, Harding Cary O, Marler Ronald, Finegold Milton J, Grompe Markus, Nyberg Scott L
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary tyrosinemia type I (HT1) is caused by deficiency in fumarylacetoacetate hydrolase (FAH), an enzyme that catalyzes the last step of tyrosine metabolism. The most severe form of the disease presents acutely during infancy, and is characterized by severe liver involvement, most commonly resulting in death if untreated. Generation of FAH(+/-) pigs was previously accomplished by adeno-associated...
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