Mutation of the Ca2+ channel beta subunit gene Cchb4 is associated with ataxia and seizures in the lethargic (lh) mouse.

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Published in Cell on February 07, 1997

Authors

D L Burgess1, J M Jones, M H Meisler, J L Noebels

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1: Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.

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