A mutation in the Tubb4a gene leads to microtubule accumulation with hypomyelination and demyelination

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OBJECTIVE: Our goal was to define the genetic cause of the profound hypomyelination in the taiep rat model and determine its relevance to human white matter disease. METHODS: Based on previous localization of the taiep mutation to rat chromosome 9, we tested whether the mutation resided within the Tubb4a (β-tubulin 4A) gene, because mutations in the TUBB4A gene have been described in patients with central nervous...

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