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Sociability and motor functions in Shank1 mutant mice.
Brain research - 22 Mar 2011
Silverman Jill L, Turner Sarah M, Barkan Charlotte L, Tolu Seda S, Saxena Roheeni, Hung Albert Y, Sheng Morgan, Crawley Jacqueline N
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Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by aberrant reciprocal social interactions, impaired communication, and repetitive behaviors. While the etiology remains unclear, strong evidence exists for a genetic component, and several synaptic genes have been implicated. SHANK genes encode a family of synaptic scaffolding proteins located postsynaptically on excitatory synapses. Mutations in SHANK genes...
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