The Pathophysiology of Fragile X (and What It Teaches Us about Synapses)

Fragile X is the most common known inherited cause of intellectual disability and autism, and it typically results from transcriptional silencing of FMR1 and loss of the encoded protein, FMRP (fragile X mental retardation protein). FMRP is an mRNA-binding protein that functions at many synapses to i...

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Autores principales: Bhakar, Asha, Dolen, Gul, Bear, Mark
Otros Autores: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Formato: Artículo
Lenguaje:en_US
Publicado: Annual Reviews 2016
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/102333