Auxotrophy-Based Detection of Hyperornithinemia in Mouse Blood and Urine
J. inborn errors metab. screen
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4: e160015, 2016. graf
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ABSTRACT
Abstract Gyrate atrophy of the choroid and retina (GACR) is a hereditary form of progressive blindness caused by homozygosity for loss-of-function mutations in the ornithine aminotransferase gene (Oat). The high levels of circulating ornithine that lead to ophthalmic symptoms in young adults are also displayed by 2 ornithine aminotransferase (OAT)-deficient mouse models of GACR. Here, we have developed an inexpensive and quantitative bacteria-based test for detecting hyperornithinemia in blood or urine samples from these mutant mice, a test that we suggest could be used to facilitate the identification and treatment of OAT-deficient humans before the onset of visual impairment.
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Estudio diagnóstico
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Inglés
Revista:
J. inborn errors metab. screen
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina Cl¡nica
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Patologia
Año:
2016
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Artículo
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País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Institución/País de afiliación:
Central Connecticut State University/US
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