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Duplication of GTF2I results in separation anxiety in mice and humans.
American journal of human genetics - 8 Jun 2012
Mervis Carolyn B, Dida Joana, Lam Emily, Crawford-Zelli Nicole A, Young Edwin J, Henderson Danielle R, Onay Tuncer, Morris Colleen A, Woodruff-Borden Janet, Yeomans John, Osborne Lucy R
Abstract excerpt
Duplication (dup7q11.23) and deletion (Williams syndrome) of chromosomal region 7q11.23 cause neurodevelopmental disorders with contrasting anxiety phenotypes. We found that 30% of 4- to 12-year-olds with dup7q11.23 but fewer than 5% of children with WS or in the general population met diagnostic criteria for a separation-anxiety disorder. To address the role of one commonly duplicated or deleted gene in...
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