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Three human ARX mutations cause the lissencephaly-like and mental retardation with epilepsy-like pleiotropic phenotypes in mice.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Oct 2009
Kitamura Kunio, Itou Yukiko, Yanazawa Masako, Ohsawa Maki, Suzuki-Migishima Rika, Umeki Yuko, Hohjoh Hirohiko, Yanagawa Yuchio, Shinba Toshikazu, Itoh Masayuki, Nakamura Kenji, Goto Yu-ichi
Abstract excerpt
ARX (the aristaless-related homeobox gene) is a transcription factor that participates in the development of GABAergic and cholinergic neurons in the forebrain. Many ARX mutations have been identified in X-linked lissencephaly and mental retardation with epilepsy, and thus ARX is considered to be a causal gene for the two syndromes although the neurobiological functions of each mutation remain unclear. We...
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