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ANNUAL REVIEW OF GENETICS, VOL 45
卷 45, 期 -, 页码 81-104出版社
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DOI: 10.1146/annurev-genet-110410-132512
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synaptic plasticity; chromatin modification; mental retardation; autism; cytoskeleton; therapy
Mutations in more than 450 different genes have been associated with intellectual disability (ID) and related cognitive disorders (CDs), such as autism. It is to be expected that this number will increase three to four-fold in the next years due to the rapid implementation of innovative high-throughput sequencing technology in genetics labs. Numerous functional relationships have been identified between the products of individual ID genes, and common molecular and cellular pathways onto which these networks converge are beginning to emerge. Prominent examples are genes involved in synaptic plasticity, Ras and Rho GTPase signaling, and epigenetic genes that encode modifiers of the chromatin structure. It thus seems that there might be common pathological patterns in ID, despite its bewildering genetic heterogeneity. These common pathways provide attractive opportunities for knowledge-based therapeutic interventions.
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