DYRK1A: A master regulatory protein controlling brain growth
Copy number variation in a small region of chromosome 21 containing DYRK1A produces morphological and cognitive alterations in human. In mouse models, haploinsufficiency results in microcephaly, and a human DYRK1A gain-of-function model (three alleles) exhibits increased brain volume. To investigate...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2012-04-01
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Series: | Neurobiology of Disease |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996112000228 |