Loss of magel2, a candidate gene for features of Prader-Willi syndrome, impairs reproductive function in mice.

BACKGROUND: MAGEL2 is one of several genes typically inactivated in the developmental obesity disorder Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS). The physiological consequences of loss of MAGEL2, but without the concurrent loss of other PWS genes, are not well understood. Gene-targeted mutation of Magel2 in mice...

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Main Authors: Rebecca E Mercer, Rachel Wevrick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2627930?pdf=render