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Sex-specific trisomic Dyrk1a-related skeletal phenotypes during development in a Down syndrome model.
Disease models & mechanisms - 1 Sept 2024
LaCombe Jonathan M, Sloan Kourtney, Thomas Jared R, Blackwell Matthew P, Crawford Isabella, Bishop Flannery, Wallace Joseph M, Roper Randall J
Abstract excerpt
Skeletal insufficiency affects all individuals with Down syndrome (DS) or trisomy 21 and may alter bone strength throughout development due to a reduced period of bone formation and early attainment of peak bone mass compared to those in typically developing individuals. Appendicular skeletal deficits also appear in males before females with DS. In femurs of male Ts65Dn DS model mice, cortical deficits were...
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