Critical Role of One Gene to Our Brain Development Full article at goo.gl/tXds6t. New research from the University of Adelaide has confirmed that a gene linked to intellectual disability is critical to the earliest stages of the development of human brains. Known as USP9X, the gene has been investigated by Adelaide researchers for more than a decade, but in recent years scientists have begun to understand its particular importance to brain development. The research is in American Journal of Human Genetics. (full access paywall) Research: “Mutations in USP9X Are Associated with X-Linked Intellectual Disability and Disrupt Neuronal Cell Migration and Growth” by Claire C. Homan, Raman Kumar, Lam Son Nguyen, Eric Haan, F. Lucy Raymond, Fatima Abidi, Martine Raynaud, Charles E. Schwartz, Stephen A. Wood, Jozef Gecz and Lachlan A. Jolly in American Journal of Human Genetics. doi:10.1016/j.ajhg.2014.02.004 Image: Mutations in USP9X, which can be inherited from one generation to the next, have been shown to cause disruptions to normal brain cell functioning. This image is not connected to the research and is for illustrative purposes. It is a diagram showing the brain and major nerves of a 6 week old human fetus. Credit Kurzon. #neuroscience #genetics
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