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KDM5C mutational screening among males with intellectual disability suggestive of X-Linked inheritance and review of the literature.
European journal of medical genetics - 1 Mar 2014
Gonçalves Thainá Fernandez, Gonçalves Andressa Pereira, Fintelman Rodrigues Natalia, dos Santos Jussara Mendonça, Pimentel Márcia Mattos Gonçalves, Santos-Rebouças Cíntia Barros
Abstract excerpt
An increasing number of neurodevelopmental diseases have been associated with disruption of chromatin remodeling in eukaryotes. Lysine(K)-specific demethylase 5C (KDM5C) is a versatile epigenetic regulator that removes di- and tri-methyl groups of lysine 4 on histone H3 (H3K4) from transcriptional targets and is essential for neuronal survival and dendritic growth. Mutations in KDM5C gene, located at Xp11.22,...
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