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A novel variant in GABRB2 associated with intellectual disability and epilepsy.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Nov 2014
Srivastava Siddharth, Cohen Julie, Pevsner Jonathan, Aradhya Swaroop, McKnight Dianalee, Butler Elizabeth, Johnston Michael, Fatemi Ali
Abstract excerpt
The γ-aminobutyric acid type A (GABAA ) receptor is one of the three main classes of receptors activated by GABA, the principal inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system. Mutations in genes encoding various subunits of this receptor (GABRA1, GABRA2, GABRA4, GABRA5, GABRA6, GABRB1, GABRB3, GABRG1, GABRG2, GABRG3, and GABRD) are implicated in a number of neurological and developmental disorders,...
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