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Zebrafish knockout of Down syndrome gene, DYRK1A, shows social impairments relevant to autism.
Molecular autism - 1 Jan 2017
Kim Oc-Hee, Cho Hyun-Ju, Han Enna, Hong Ted Inpyo, Ariyasiri Krishan, Choi Jung-Hwa, Hwang Kyu-Seok, Jeong Yun-Mi, Yang Se-Yeol, Yu Kweon, Park Doo-Sang, Oh Hyun-Woo, Davis Erica E, Schwartz Charles E, Lee Jeong-Soo, Kim Hyung-Goo, Kim Cheol-Hee
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BACKGROUND: DYRK1A maps to the Down syndrome critical region at 21q22. Mutations in this kinase-encoding gene have been reported to cause microcephaly associated with either intellectual disability or autism in humans. Intellectual disability accompanied by microcephaly was recapitulated in a murine model by overexpressing Dyrk1a which mimicked Down syndrome phenotypes. However, given embryonic lethality in...
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