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Magel2 truncation alters select behavioral and physiological outcomes in a rat model of Schaaf-Yang syndrome.
Disease models & mechanisms - 1 Feb 2023
Reznik Derek L, Yang Mingxiao V, Albelda de la Haza Pedro, Jain Antrix, Spanjaard Melanie, Theiss Susanne, Schaaf Christian P, Malovannaya Anna, Strong Theresa V, Veeraragavan Surabi, Samaco Rodney C
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies in mice have utilized Magel2 gene deletion models to examine the consequences of its absence. We report the generation, molecular validation and phenotypic characterization of a novel rat model with a truncating Magel2 mutation modeling variants associated with Schaaf-Yang syndrome-causing mutations. Within the hypothalamus, a brain region in which human MAGEL2 is paternally expressed, we...
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