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Extracerebral Dysfunction in Animal Models of Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Advances in anatomy, embryology, and cell biology - 1 Jan 2017
Hill-Yardin Elisa L, McKeown Sonja J, Novarino Gaia, Grabrucker Andreas M
Abstract excerpt
Genetic factors might be largely responsible for the development of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) that alone or in combination with specific environmental risk factors trigger the pathology. Multiple mutations identified in ASD patients that impair synaptic function in the central nervous system are well studied in animal models. How these mutations might interact with other risk factors is not fully understood...
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