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- Donsante A, Yi L, Zerfas P, Brinster L, Sullivan P, Goldstein DS, Prohaska J, Centeno JA, Kaler SG. ATP7A gene addition to the choroid plexus results in long-term rescue of the lethal copper transport defect in a Menkes disease mouse model. Mol Ther 2011;doi:10.1038/mt.2011.143.
- Kaler SG. ATP7A-related copper transport diseases—emerging concepts and future trends. Nat Rev Neurol 2011;7:15-29.
- Kennerson ML, Nicholson GA, Kaler SG, Kowalski B, Mercer JF, Tang J, Llanos RM, Chu S, Takata RI, Speck-Martins CE, Baets J, Almeida-Souza L, Fischer D, Timmerman V, Taylor PE, Scherer SS, Ferguson TA, Bird TD, De Jonghe P, Feely SM, Shy ME, Garbern JY. Missense mutations in the copper transporter gene ATP7A cause X-linked distal hereditary motor neuropathy. Am J Hum Genet 2010;86:343-352.
- Desai V, Donsante A, Swoboda KJ, Martensen M, Thompson J, Kaler SG. Favorably skewed X-inactivation accounts for neurological sparing in female carriers of Menkes disease. Clin Genet 2011;79:176-182.
- Donsante A, Johnson P, Jansen LA, Kaler SG. Somatic mosaicism in Menkes disease suggests choroid plexus-mediated copper transport to the developing brain. Am J Med Genet A 2010;152A:2529-2534.
Last Updated Date: 11/30/2012