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Characterization of Zebrafish Models of Marinesco-Sjögren Syndrome.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Kawahara Genri, Hayashi Yukiko K
Abstract excerpt
SIL1 is a nucleotide exchange factor for the endoplasmic reticulum chaperone, BiP. Mutations in the SIL1 gene cause Marinesco-Sjögren syndrome (MSS), an autosomal recessive disease characterized by cerebellar ataxia, mental retardation, congenital cataracts, and myopathy. To create novel zebrafish models of MSS for therapeutic drug screening, we analyzed phenotypes in sil1 knock down fish by two different...
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