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Developmental social communication deficits in the Shank3 rat model of phelan-mcdermid syndrome and autism spectrum disorder.
Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research - 1 Apr 2018
Berg Elizabeth L, Copping Nycole A, Rivera Josef K, Pride Michael C, Careaga Milo, Bauman Melissa D, Berman Robert F, Lein Pamela J, Harony-Nicolas Hala, Buxbaum Joseph D, Ellegood Jacob, Lerch Jason P, Wöhr Markus, Silverman Jill L
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the SHANK3 gene have been discovered in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and the intellectual disability, Phelan-McDermid Syndrome. This study leveraged a new rat model of Shank3 deficiency to assess complex behavioral phenomena, unique to rats, which display a richer social behavior repertoire than mice. Uniquely detectable emissions of ultrasonic vocalizations (USV) in rats serve as...
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