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Multifaceted Microcephaly-Related Gene MCPH1.
Cells - 14 Jan 2022
Kristofova Martina, Ori Alessandro, Wang Zhao-Qi
Abstract excerpt
MCPH1, or BRIT1, is often mutated in human primary microcephaly type 1, a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by a smaller brain size at birth, due to its dysfunction in regulating the proliferation and self-renewal of neuroprogenitor cells. In the last 20 years or so, genetic and cellular studies have identified MCPH1 as a multifaceted protein in various cellular functions, including DNA damage signaling...
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