Mouse models of the fragile X premutation and fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome

Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Berman, Robert F ^a   Buijsen, Ronald A M ^b   Usdin, Karen ^c   Pintado, Elizabeth ^d   Kooy, Frank ^e   Pretto, Dalyir ^f   Pessah, Isaac N ^a   Nelson, David L ^g   Zalewski, Zachary ^g   Charlet Bergeurand, Nicholas ^h   Willemsen, Rob ^b   Hukema, Renate K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h INSTITUT DE GÉNÉTIQUE ET DE BIOLOGIE MOLÉCULAIRE ET CELLULAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

CGG trinucleotide repeat; FMR1; FMRP; Fragile X premutation; FXTAS; Intranuclear inclusions; Mouse models; RNA toxicity

Indexed keywords

FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; UBIQUITIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANXIETY; ATAXIA; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL NUCLEUS INCLUSION BODY; DENDRITE; FRAGILE X ASSOCIATED TREMOR ATAXIA SYNDROME; FRAGILE X PREMUTATION; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE MUTATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOUSE; MOUSE MODEL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREMOR; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 84958042665     PISSN: 18661947     EISSN: 18661955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1866-1955-6-25     Document Type: Review

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