Knock-out mouse for Canavan disease: a m
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Reuben Matalon; Peter L. Rady; Kenneth A. Platt; Henry B. Skinner; Michael J. Qu
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Article
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2000
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Background Canavan disease (CD) is an autosomal recessive leukodystrophy characterized by deยฎciency of aspartoacylase (ASPA) and increased levels of N-acetylaspartic acid (NAA) in brain and body ยฏuids, severe mental retardation and early death. Gene therapy has been attempted in a number of children