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The parvalbumin/somatostatin ratio is increased in Pten mutant mice and by human PTEN ASD alleles.
Cell reports - 12 May 2015
Vogt Daniel, Cho Kathleen K A, Lee Anthony T, Sohal Vikaas S, Rubenstein John L R
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Mutations in the phosphatase PTEN are strongly implicated in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Here, we investigate the function of Pten in cortical GABAergic neurons using conditional mutagenesis in mice. Loss of Pten results in a preferential loss of SST(+) interneurons, which increases the ratio of parvalbumin/somatostatin (PV/SST) interneurons, ectopic PV(+) projections in layer I, and inhibition onto...
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