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Supporting the generalist genes hypothesis for intellectual ability/disability: the case of SNAP25.
Genes, brain, and behavior - 1 Oct 2012
Rizzi T S, Beunders G, Rizzu P, Sistermans E, Twisk J W R, van Mechelen W, Deijen J B, Meijers-Heijboer H, Verhage M, Heutink P, Posthuma D
Abstract excerpt
Intellectual disability (ID) is an unresolved health care problem with a worldwide prevalence rate of 2-3%. For many years, research into the genetic causes of ID and related disorders has mainly focused on chromosomal abnormalities or X-linked genetic deficits. Only a handful of autosomal genes are known to cause ID. At the same time it has been suggested that at least some cases of ID represent an extreme form...
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