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Gender differences in cognitive ability associated with genetic variants of NLGN4.
Neuropsychobiology - 1 Jan 2010
Zhang Kejin, Gao Xiaocai, Qi Hongbin, Li Jing, Zheng Zijian, Zhang Fuchang
Abstract excerpt
Neuroligin-4 (NL4), encoded by the NLGN4 gene on the X chromosome, is a neuronal-specific brain membrane protein which plays an important role in the formation of functional presynaptic elements and axon specialization. The genetic variants of NLGN4 affect the biological function of NL4, resulting in the manifestation of different psychiatric disorders. The present study investigates the influence of these...
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