Serial MRI Features of Canine GM1 Gangliosidosis: A Possible Imaging Biomarker for Diagnosis and Progression of the Disease

GM1 gangliosidosis is a fatal neurodegenerative lysosomal storage disease caused by an autosomal recessively inherited deficiency of β-galactosidase activity. Effective therapies need to be developed to treat the disease. In Shiba Inu dogs, one of the canine GM1 gangliosidosis models, neurological s...

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Main Authors: Daisuke Hasegawa, Osamu Yamato, Yuya Nakamoto, Tsuyoshi Ozawa, Akira Yabuki, Kazuhito Itamoto, Takayuki Kuwabara, Michio Fujita, Kimimasa Takahashi, Shunta Mizoguchi, Hiromitsu Orima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/250197