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A Caenorhabditis elegans model to study dopamine transporter deficiency syndrome.
The European journal of neuroscience - 1 Jan 2017
Illiano Placido, Lanzo Ambra, Leo Damiana, Paglione Maria, Zampi Giuseppina, Gainetdinov Raul R, Di Schiavi Elia
Abstract excerpt
Dopamine transporter deficiency syndrome (DTDS) is a novel autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the dopamine transporter (DAT), which leads to the partial or total loss of function of the protein. DTDS is a pharmacoresistant syndrome and very little is known about its neurobiology, in part due to the lack of relevant animal models. The objective of this study was to establish the first animal model...
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