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Pcdh19 Loss-of-Function Increases Neuronal Migration In Vitro but is Dispensable for Brain Development in Mice.
Scientific reports - 31 May 2016
Pederick Daniel T, Homan Claire C, Jaehne Emily J, Piltz Sandra G, Haines Bryan P, Baune Bernhard T, Jolly Lachlan A, Hughes James N, Gecz Jozef, Thomas Paul Q
Abstract excerpt
Protocadherin 19 (Pcdh19) is an X-linked gene belonging to the protocadherin superfamily, whose members are predominantly expressed in the central nervous system and have been implicated in cell-cell adhesion, axon guidance and dendrite self-avoidance. Heterozygous loss-of-function mutations in humans result in the childhood epilepsy disorder PCDH19 Girls Clustering Epilepsy (PCDH19 GCE) indicating that PCDH19 is...
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