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Neuroanatomical phenotypes in a mouse model of the 22q11.2 microdeletion.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 Jan 2014
Ellegood J, Markx S, Lerch J P, Steadman P E, Genç C, Provenzano F, Kushner S A, Henkelman R M, Karayiorgou M, Gogos J A
Abstract excerpt
Recurrent deletions at the 22q11.2 locus have been established as a strong genetic risk factor for the development of schizophrenia and cognitive dysfunction. Individuals with 22q11.2 deletions have a range of well-defined volumetric abnormalities in a number of critical brain structures. A mouse model of the 22q11.2 deletion (Df(16)A(+/-)) has previously been utilized to characterize disease-associated...
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