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Heterozygous L1-deficient mice express an autism-like phenotype.
Behavioural brain research - 1 Oct 2015
Sauce Bruno, Wass Christopher, Netrakanti Meera, Saylor Joshua, Schachner Melitta, Matzel Louis D
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The L1CAM (L1) gene encodes a cell adhesion molecule that contributes to several important processes in the developing and adult nervous system, including neuronal migration, survival, and plasticity. In humans and mice, mutations in the X chromosome-linked gene L1 cause severe neurological defects in males. L1 heterozygous female mice with one functional copy of the L1 gene show complex morphological features...
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