Modulation of disease severity in cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator deficient mice by a secondary genetic factor - PubMed (original) (raw)
M Wilschanski, A Matin, S Plyte, M Oliver, W Auerbach, A Moore, J Forstner, P Durie, J Nadeau, C Bear, L C Tsui
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- PMID: 8589719
- DOI: 10.1038/ng0396-280
Modulation of disease severity in cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator deficient mice by a secondary genetic factor
R Rozmahel et al. Nat Genet. 1996 Mar.
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- Nat Genet 1996 May;13(1):129
Abstract
Mice that have been made deficient for the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (Cftr) usually die of intestinal obstruction. We have created Cftr-deficient mice and demonstrate prolonged survival among backcross and intercross progeny with different inbred strains, suggesting that modulation of disease severity is genetically determined. A genome scan showed that the major modifier locus maps near the centromere of mouse chromosome 7. Electrophysiological studies on mice with prolonged survival show that the partial rectification of Cl- and Na+ ion transport abnormalities can be explained in part by up-regulation of a calcium-activated Cl- conductance. Identification of modifier genes in our Cftr(m1HSC)/Cftr(m1HSC) mice should provide important insight into the heterogeneous disease presentation observed among CF patients.
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