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Prefrontal Deficits in a Murine Model Overexpressing the Down Syndrome Candidate Gene<i>Dyrk1a</i>
22 Jan 2014
Abstract excerpt
The gene Dyrk1a is the mammalian ortholog of Drosophila minibrain. Dyrk1a localizes in the Down syndrome (DS) critical region of chromosome 21q22.2 and is a major candidate for the behavioral and neuronal abnormalities associated with DS. PFC malfunctions are a common denominator in several neuropsychiatric diseases, including DS, but the contribution of DYRK1A in PFC dysfunctions, in particular the synaptic...
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