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Analysis of cerebellar function in Ube3a-deficient mice reveals novel genotype-specific behaviors.
Human molecular genetics - 15 Jul 2008
Heck Detlef H, Zhao Yu, Roy Snigdha, LeDoux Mark S, Reiter Lawrence T
Abstract excerpt
Angelman syndrome (AS) is a childhood-onset neurogenetic disorder characterized by functionally severe developmental delay with mental retardation, deficits in expressive language, ataxia, appendicular action tremors and unique behaviors such as inappropriate laughter and stimulus-sensitive hyperexcitibility. Most cases of AS are caused by mutations which disrupt expression of maternal UBE3A. Although some...
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