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En2 knockout mice display neurobehavioral and neurochemical alterations relevant to autism spectrum disorder.
Brain research - 20 Oct 2006
Cheh Michelle A, Millonig James H, Roselli Lauren M, Ming Xue, Jacobsen Erin, Kamdar Silky, Wagner George C
Abstract excerpt
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a prevalent and inheritable neurodevelopmental disorder. Recent human genetic studies are consistent with the homeobox transcription factor, ENGRAILED 2 (EN2), being an ASD susceptibility gene. En2 knockout mice (En2(-/-)) display subtle cerebellar neuropathological changes similar to what has been observed in the ASD brain. To investigate whether En2(-/-) mice displayed abnormal...
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