Molecular and Cellular Alterations in Down Syndrome: Toward the Identification of Targets for Therapeutics
Down syndrome is a complex disease that has challenged molecular and cellular research for more than 50 years. Understanding the molecular bases of morphological, cellular, and functional alterations resulting from the presence of an additional complete chromosome 21 would aid in targeting specific...
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| description | Down syndrome is a complex disease that has challenged molecular and cellular research for more than 50 years. Understanding the molecular bases of morphological, cellular, and functional alterations resulting from the presence of an additional complete chromosome 21 would aid in targeting specific genes and pathways for rescuing some phenotypes. Recently, progress has been made by characterization of brain alterations in mouse models of Down syndrome. This review will highlight the main molecular and cellular findings recently described for these models, particularly with respect to their relationship to Down syndrome phenotypes. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7b37d533370f40f594e20b1193be5c8a2025-08-20T02:07:02ZengWileyNeural Plasticity2090-59041687-54432012-01-01201210.1155/2012/171639171639Molecular and Cellular Alterations in Down Syndrome: Toward the Identification of Targets for TherapeuticsNicole Créau0Unité de Biologie Fonctionnelle et Adaptative (BFA), Sorbonne Paris Cité, Universite Paris Diderot, EAC4413 CNRS, 75205 Paris Cedex 13, FranceDown syndrome is a complex disease that has challenged molecular and cellular research for more than 50 years. Understanding the molecular bases of morphological, cellular, and functional alterations resulting from the presence of an additional complete chromosome 21 would aid in targeting specific genes and pathways for rescuing some phenotypes. Recently, progress has been made by characterization of brain alterations in mouse models of Down syndrome. This review will highlight the main molecular and cellular findings recently described for these models, particularly with respect to their relationship to Down syndrome phenotypes.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/171639 |
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| title | Molecular and Cellular Alterations in Down Syndrome: Toward the Identification of Targets for Therapeutics |
| title_full | Molecular and Cellular Alterations in Down Syndrome: Toward the Identification of Targets for Therapeutics |
| title_fullStr | Molecular and Cellular Alterations in Down Syndrome: Toward the Identification of Targets for Therapeutics |
| title_full_unstemmed | Molecular and Cellular Alterations in Down Syndrome: Toward the Identification of Targets for Therapeutics |
| title_short | Molecular and Cellular Alterations in Down Syndrome: Toward the Identification of Targets for Therapeutics |
| title_sort | molecular and cellular alterations in down syndrome toward the identification of targets for therapeutics |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/171639 |
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