Deletion of CTNNB1 in inhibitory circuitry contributes to autism-associated behavioral defects

Mutations in β-catenin (CTNNB1) have been implicated in cancer and mental disorders. Recently, loss-of-function mutations of CTNNB1 were linked to intellectual disability (ID), and rare mutations were identified in patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). As a key regulator of the canonical Wnt...

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Main Authors: Dong, Fengping, Jiang, Joanna, McSweeney, Colleen, Zou, Donghua, Liu, Long, Mao, Yingwei
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5181638/