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Megaesophagus Is a Major Pathological Condition in Rats With a Large Deletion in the Rbm20 Gene.
Veterinary pathology - 1 Jan 2020
Schwahn Denise J, Pleitner Jonathan M, Greaser Marion L
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A spontaneously arising, loss-of-function mutation in the RNA binding motif protein 20 (Rbm20) gene, which encodes a nuclear splicing protein, was previously identified as the underlying reason for expression of an abnormally large TITIN (TTN) protein in a rat model of cardiomyopathy. An outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa led to submission of rats with dyspnea, sneezing, lethargy, nasal discharge, and/or...
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