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The Hajdu Cheney Mutation Is a Determinant of B-Cell Allocation of the Splenic Marginal Zone.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Jan 2018
Yu Jungeun, Zanotti Stefano, Walia Bhavita, Jellison Evan, Sanjay Archana, Canalis Ernesto
Abstract excerpt
The neurogenic locus notch homolog protein (Notch)-2 receptor is a determinant of B-cell allocation, and gain-of-NOTCH2-function mutations are associated with Hajdu-Cheney syndrome (HCS), a disease presenting with osteoporosis and acro-osteolysis. We generated a mouse model reproducing the HCS mutation (Notch2HCS), and heterozygous global mutant mice displayed gain-of-Notch2 function. In the mutant spleen, the...
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