Deficiency of the neurodevelopmental disorder-associated geneCyfip2alters the retinal ganglion cell properties and visual acuity

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Intellectual disability (ID) is a neurodevelopmental disorder affecting approximately 0.5-3% of the population in the developed world. Individuals with ID exhibit deficits in intelligence, impaired adaptive behavior and often visual impairments. Cytoplasmic fragile X mental retardation 1 (FMR1)-interacting protein 2 (CYFIP2) is an interacting partner of the FMR protein, whose loss results in fragile X syndrome,...

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