Mapping of Human FOXP2 Enhancers Reveals Complex Regulation
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Mapping of Human FOXP2 Enhancers Reveals Complex Regulation
Mutations of the FOXP2 gene cause a severe speech and language disorder, providing a molecular window into the neurobiology of language. Individuals with FOXP2 mutations have structural and functional alterations affecting brain circuits that overlap with sites of FOXP2 expression, including regions of the cortex, striatum, and cerebellum. FOXP2 displays complex patterns of expression in the br...
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1662-5099
DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2018.00047