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Exaggerated behavioral phenotypes in Fmr1/Fxr2 double knockout mice reveal a functional genetic interaction between Fragile X-related proteins.
Human molecular genetics - 15 Jun 2006
Spencer Corinne M, Serysheva Ekaterina, Yuva-Paylor Lisa A, Oostra Ben A, Nelson David L, Paylor Richard
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Individuals affected by Fragile X syndrome (FXS) experience cognitive impairment, hyperactivity, attention deficits, social anxiety and autistic-like behaviors. FXS results from the loss of expression of the Fragile X mental retardation (FMR1) gene, whose protein product FMRP is thought to play a...
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