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Psychiatric risk gene Transcription Factor 4 (TCF4) regulates the density and connectivity of distinct inhibitory interneuron subtypes.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 Nov 2023
Chen Huei-Ying, Phan BaDoi N, Shim Gina, Hamersky Gregory R, Sadowski Norah, O'Donnell Thomas S, Sripathy Srinidhi Rao, Bohlen Joseph F, Pfenning Andreas R, Maher Brady J
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Transcription factor 4 (TCF4) is a basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor that is implicated in a variety of psychiatric disorders including autism spectrum disorder (ASD), major depression, and schizophrenia. Autosomal dominant mutations in TCF4 are causal for a specific ASD called Pitt-Hopkins Syndrome (PTHS). However, our understanding of etiological and pathophysiological mechanisms downstream of TCF4...
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