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Tbr1 haploinsufficiency impairs amygdalar axonal projections and results in cognitive abnormality.
Nature neuroscience - 1 Feb 2014
Huang Tzyy-Nan, Chuang Hsiu-Chun, Chou Wen-Hsi, Chen Chiung-Ya, Wang Hsiao-Fang, Chou Shen-Ju, Hsueh Yi-Ping
Abstract excerpt
The neuron-specific transcription factor T-box brain 1 (TBR1) regulates brain development. Disruptive mutations in the TBR1 gene have been repeatedly identified in patients with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). Here, we show that Tbr1 haploinsufficiency results in defective axonal projections of amygdalar neurons and the impairment of social interaction, ultrasonic vocalization, associative memory and cognitive...
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