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Altered synaptic plasticity in a mouse model of fragile X mental retardation.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 28 May 2002
Huber Kimberly M, Gallagher Sean M, Warren Stephen T, Bear Mark F
Abstract excerpt
Fragile X syndrome, the most common inherited form of human mental retardation, is caused by mutations of the Fmr1 gene that encodes the fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP). Biochemical evidence indicates that FMRP binds a subset of mRNAs and acts as a regulator of translation. However, the consequences of FMRP loss on neuronal function in mammals remain unknown. Here we show that a form of protein...
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