Mouse models of Prader-Willi Syndrome: A systematic review

Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 107-119

  Bervini, Sandrina ^a   Herzog, Herbert ^a  

^a GARVAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Imprinting Center; Magel2; Mouse models; Necdin; Prader Willi Syndrome; Snord116

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME 15Q; DISEASE MODEL; GENE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; GENE SILENCING; GENOME IMPRINTING; HUMAN; MAGEL2 GENE; NECDIN GENE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SNORD116 GENE; SNRPN GENE; SPECIES COMPARISON; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ANIMAL; CHROMOSOME 15; CHROMOSOME MAP; DEFICIENCY; GENETICS; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MOUSE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; SYNTENY;

MAGEL2 PROTEIN, MOUSE; NECDIN; NERVE PROTEIN; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; PROTEIN; SMALL NUCLEAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; SMALL NUCLEOLAR RNA; SNURF PROTEIN, HUMAN; TUMOR ANTIGEN;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, NEOPLASM; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 15; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME; PROTEINS; RNA, SMALL NUCLEOLAR; SNRNP CORE PROTEINS; SYNTENY;

EID: 84877655322     PISSN: 00913022     EISSN: 10956808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yfrne.2013.01.002     Document Type: Review

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