DHX36 / RHAU KNOCKOUT MICE AS EXPERIMENTAL MODELS OF MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY

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13319279

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The present invention provides a genetically-modified non-human animal whose somatic and germ cells contain a gene encoding an altered form of an DHX36 gene, the altered DHX36 haviang been targeted to replace a wild-type DHX36 gene into the animal or an ancestor of the animal at an embyonic stage using embryonic stem cells. An ideal use of the genetically-modified non-human animal of the invention is the use as an experimental model for muscular dystrophy, e.g. spinal muscular atrophy, to identify e.g. new treatments for muscular dystrophy and or study its pathogenesis.

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NOVARTIS FORSCHUNGSSTIFTUNG ZWEIGNIEDERLASSUNG FRIEDRICH MIESCHER INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH4058 BASEL

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Lai, Janice Basel, CH 5 218
Nagamine, Yoshikuni Riehen, CH 4 2
Wu, Pu Shanghai, CN 3 0

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