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Hidden disease susceptibility and sexual dimorphism in the heterozygous knockout of Cyp51 from cholesterol synthesis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Lewinska Monika, Juvan Peter, Perse Martina, Jeruc Jera, Kos Spela, Lorbek Gregor, Urlep Ziga, Keber Rok, Horvat Simon, Rozman Damjana
Abstract excerpt
We examined the genotype-phenotype interactions of Cyp51+/- mice carrying one functional allele of lanosterol 14α-demethylase from cholesterol biosynthesis. No distinct developmental or morphological abnormalities were observed by routine visual inspection of Cyp51+/- and Cyp51+/+ mice and fertility was similar. We further collected a large data-set from female and male Cyp51+/- mice and controls fed for 16 weeks...
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