Transcription factor 4 and its association with psychiatric disorders

Abstract The human transcription factor 4 gene (TCF4) encodes a helix–loop–helix transcription factor widely expressed throughout the body and during neural development. Mutations in TCF4 cause a devastating autism spectrum disorder known as Pitt–Hopkins syndrome, characterized by a range of aberran...

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Main Authors: José R. Teixeira, Ryan A. Szeto, Vinicius M. A. Carvalho, Alysson R. Muotri, Fabio Papes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Translational Psychiatry
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-020-01138-0