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Reduced cognition in Syngap1 mutants is caused by isolated damage within developing forebrain excitatory neurons.
Neuron - 18 Jun 2014
Ozkan Emin D, Creson Thomas K, Kramár Enikö A, Rojas Camilo, Seese Ron R, Babyan Alex H, Shi Yulin, Lucero Rocco, Xu Xiangmin, Noebels Jeffrey L, Miller Courtney A, Lynch Gary, Rumbaugh Gavin
Abstract excerpt
Syngap1 haploinsufficiency is a common cause of sporadic intellectual disability. Syngap1 mutations disrupt developing pyramidal neurons, although it remains unclear if this process contributes to cognitive abnormalities. Here, we found that haploinsufficiency restricted to forebrain glutamatergi...
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