Menkes syndrome and animal models.

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Menkes syndrome is an X-linked genetic copper deficiency that is usually fatal in early childhood. Milder variants exist, including occipital horn syndrome, which is primarily a connective tissue disorder. Mutations of the mottled locus in mice produce a wide range of copper-deficient phenotypes that are good models for human diseases. Understanding the nature of the defects has been greatly increased as a result...

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