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A mouse model of the human Fragile X syndrome I304N mutation.
PLoS genetics - 1 Dec 2009
Zang Julie B, Nosyreva Elena D, Spencer Corinne M, Volk Lenora J, Musunuru Kiran, Zhong Ru, Stone Elizabeth F, Yuva-Paylor Lisa A, Huber Kimberly M, Paylor Richard, Darnell Jennifer C, Darnell Robert B
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The mental retardation, autistic features, and behavioral abnormalities characteristic of the Fragile X mental retardation syndrome result from the loss of function of the RNA-binding protein FMRP. The disease is usually caused by a triplet repeat expansion in the 5'UTR of the FMR1 gene. This lea...
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