A role for transcription factor GTF2IRD2 in executive function in Williams-Beuren syndrome.

Executive functions are amongst the most heritable cognitive traits with twin studies indicating a strong genetic origin. However genes associated with this domain are unknown. Our research into the neurodevelopmental disorder Williams-Beuren syndrome (WBS) has identified a gene within the causative...

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Main Authors: Melanie A Porter, Carol Dobson-Stone, John B J Kwok, Peter R Schofield, William Beckett, May Tassabehji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3485271?pdf=render