MHE Mouse Behavior (IMAGE)

Sanford Burnham Prebys

MHE Mouse Behavior

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A mouse model of multiple hereditary exostoses (MHE), a rare bone disorder, exhibits autism-like social deficits. Shown here are normal nest-building behavior and nest-building behavior by the autistic MHE mice.

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Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute

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