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Deep postnatal phenotyping of a new mouse model of nonketotic hyperglycinemia.
Journal of inherited metabolic disease - 1 Sept 2024
Swanson Michael A, Jiang Hua, Busquet Nicolas, Carlsen Jessica, Brindley Connie, Benke Tim A, Van Hove Roxanne A, Friederich Marisa W, MacLean Kenneth N, Mesches Michael H, Van Hove Johan L K
Abstract excerpt
Nonketotic hyperglycinemia due to deficient glycine cleavage enzyme activity causes a severe neonatal epileptic encephalopathy. Current therapies based on mitigating glycine excess have only limited impact. An animal model with postnatal phenotyping is needed to explore new therapeutic approaches. We developed a Gldc p.Ala394Val mutant model and bred it to congenic status in two colonies on C57Bl/6J (B6) and...
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