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  • About
  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Use of mouse models to establish genotype-phenotype correlations in Williams-Beuren syndrome

Segura Puimedon, Maria, 1985- 20 November 2012 (has links)
Williams-Beuren syndrome (WBS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder caused by the common deletion of 26-28 contiguous genes in the 7q11.23 region, which poses difficulties to the establishment of genotype-phenotype correlations. The use of mouse models would broader the knowledge of the syndrome, the role of deleted genes, affected pathways and possible treatments. In this thesis project, several mouse models, tissues and cells have been used to define the phenotypes at different levels, the deregulated genes and pathways and to discover modifying elements and novel treatments for the cardiovascular phenotype. In addition, a new binding motif has been described for Gtf2i, a deleted gene encoding a transcription factor with a major role in WB, providing new target genes from deregulated pathways. The obtained results reveal the essential role of mouse models for the study of Williams-Beuren syndrome and provide new treatments options and affected pathways and genes which could be future treatment targets. / La síndrome de Williams-Beuren és una malaltia del neurodesenvolupament causada per una deleció comú d’entre 26 i 28 gens contigus a la regió 7q11.23, dificultant l’establiment de relacions genotip-fenotip. L’ús de models de ratolí pot augmentar el coneixement sobre la malaltia, el paper dels gens delecionats, les vies moleculars afectades i els futurs tractaments. En aquesta tesi s’han usat diversos models de ratolí, les seves cèl·lules i teixits per tal de descriure i definir fenotips, gens i vies moleculars desregulades i per descobrir elements modificadors i nous tractaments. Per últim, s’ha definit un nou motiu d’unió per Gtf2i, uns dels gens delecionats que codifica per un factor de transcripció amb un rol central en la síndrome, proporcionats possible nous gens diana de vies moleculars desregulades. Els resultats obtinguts revelen el paper essencial dels models de ratolí per a l’estudi de la síndrome de Williams-Beuren, proporcionen noves opcions terapèutiques i defineixen nous gens i vies moleculars afectades que podrien suposar noves dianes terapèutiques.

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