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Mosaic expression of Atrx in the mouse central nervous system causes memory deficits.
Disease models & mechanisms - 1 Feb 2017
Tamming Renee J, Siu Jennifer R, Jiang Yan, Prado Marco A M, Beier Frank, Bérubé Nathalie G
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The rapid modulation of chromatin organization is thought to play a crucial role in cognitive processes such as memory consolidation. This is supported in part by the dysregulation of many chromatin-remodelling proteins in neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders. A key example is ATRX, an X-linked gene commonly mutated in individuals with syndromic and nonsyndromic intellectual disability. The consequences...
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