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A novel mutation in the mouse Pcsk1 gene showing obesity and diabetes.
Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society - 1 Feb 2020
Muhsin Nor I A, Bentley Liz, Bai Ying, Goldsworthy Michelle, Cox Roger D
Abstract excerpt
The proprotein convertase subtilisin/Kexin type 1 (PCSK1/PC1) protein processes inactive pro-hormone precursors into biologically active hormones in a number of neuroendocrine and endocrine cell types. Patients with recessive mutations in PCSK1 exhibit a complex spectrum of traits including obesity, diarrhoea and endocrine disorders. We describe here a new mouse model with a point mutation in the Pcsk1 gene that...
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