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Nuclear Excluded Autism-Associated Phosphatase and Tensin Homolog Mutations Dysregulate Neuronal Growth.
Biological psychiatry - 15 Aug 2018
Fricano-Kugler Catherine J, Getz Stephanie A, Williams Michael R, Zurawel Ashley A, DeSpenza Tyrone, Frazel Paul W, Li Meijie, O'Malley Alistair J, Moen Erika L, Luikart Bryan W
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BACKGROUND: Phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) negatively regulates downstream protein kinase B signaling, resulting in decreased cellular growth and proliferation. PTEN is mutated in a subset of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD); however, the mechanism by which specific point mutations alter PTEN function is largely unknown. Here, we assessed how ASD-associated single-nucleotide variations in PTEN...
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