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Anxious, hypoactive phenotype combined with motor deficits in Gtf2ird1 null mouse model relevant to Williams syndrome.
Behavioural brain research - 1 Aug 2012
Schneider Tomasz, Skitt Zara, Liu Yiwen, Deacon Robert M J, Flint Jonathan, Karmiloff-Smith Annette, Rawlins J Nick P, Tassabehji May
Abstract excerpt
Williams-Beuren syndrome (WBS) is a rare genetic disorder caused by a hemizygous deletion of around 28 genes on the long arm of chromosome 7 (7q11.23), characterized by a unique spectrum of behavioral impairments, including mental retardation, deficits in visuospatial constructive cognition, hypersociability, anxiety and simple phobias. Physical characteristics include dysmorphic faces, short stature, oculomotor...
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