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OMIA 000033-10160 : Alzheimer disease, generic in Octodon degus

In other species: dog , crab-eating macaque , domestic cat , pig

Possibly relevant human trait(s) and/or gene(s)s (MIM numbers): 104300 (trait) , 104310 (trait) , 502500 (trait) , 607822 (trait) , 606889 (trait)

Mendelian trait/disorder: unknown

Considered a defect: yes

References


Note: the references are listed in reverse chronological order (from the most recent year to the earliest year), and alphabetically by first author within a year.
2012 Ardiles, A.O., Tapia-Rojas, C.C., Mandal, M., Alexandre, F., Kirkwood, A., Inestrosa, N.C., Palacios, A.G. :
Postsynaptic dysfunction is associated with spatial and object recognition memory loss in a natural model of Alzheimer's disease. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 109:13835-40, 2012. Pubmed reference: 22869717. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1201209109.
2011 van Groen, T., Kadish, I., Popović, N., Popović, M., Caballero-Bleda, M., Baño-Otálora, B., Vivanco, P., Rol, M.Á., Madrid, J.A. :
Age-related brain pathology in Octodon degu: blood vessel, white matter and Alzheimer-like pathology. Neurobiol Aging 32:1651-61, 2011. Pubmed reference: 19910078. DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2009.10.008.

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  • Created by Frank Nicholas on 01 Aug 2013