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Down Syndrome: From Understanding the Neurobiology to Therapy

  • 1st Edition, Volume 197 - May 10, 2012
  • Editors: Mara Dierssen, Rafa de la Torre
  • Language: English
  • Hardback ISBN:
    9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 4 - 5 4 2 9 9 - 1
  • eBook ISBN:
    9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 4 - 5 4 3 0 0 - 4

Down syndrome (DS) is the most common example of neurogenetic aneuploid disorder leading to mental retardation. In most cases, DS results from an extra copy of chromosome 21 (H… Read more

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Down syndrome (DS) is the most common example of neurogenetic aneuploid disorder leading to mental retardation. In most cases, DS results from an extra copy of chromosome 21 (HSA21) producing deregulated gene expression in brain that gives raise to subnormal intellectual functioning. The topic of this volume is of broad interest for the neuroscience community, because it tackles the concept of neurogenomics, that is, how the genome as a whole contributes to a neurodevelopmental cognitive disorders, such as DS, and thus to the development, structure and function of the nervous system.

This volume of Progress in Brain Research discusses comparative genomics, gene expression atlases of the brain, network genetics, engineered mouse models and applications to human and mouse behavioral and cognitive phenotypes. It brings together scientists of diverse backgrounds, by facilitating the integration of research directed at different levels of biological organization, and by highlighting translational research and the application of the existing scientific knowledge to develop improved DS treatments and cures.