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ReviewCurrent opinion in neurobiology2012

Interneuron, interrupted: molecular pathogenesis of ARX mutations and X-linked infantile spasms.

Pedro R Olivetti, Jeffrey L Noebels

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Review in Current opinion in neurobiology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers.

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48citing papers in PubMed
4.5field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

48 citing papers in PubMed, 68 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Arx revisited: involved in the development of GABAergic interneurons.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025
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  10. Generation of FLAG-tagged Arx knock-in mouse model.Genesis (New York, N.Y. : 2000) · 2022
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  15. Investigating Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy UsingInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2020
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  16. Disease models & mechanisms · 2020
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  18. NovelHuman genome variation · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Pedro R OlivettiDepartment of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, United States.
Jeffrey L Noebels
Baylor College of Medicine · US

Funding

PLASTICITY IN DEVELOPING EPILEPTIC BRAINR01NS029709 · NINDS · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI NOEBELS, JEFFREY · 1991 to 2025
$9.1M
NINDS NIH HHS NS29709NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS029709
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

X-linked Infantile Spasms Syndrome (ISSX) is a catastrophic epilepsy of early childhood with intractable seizures, intellectual disability, and poor prognosis. A spectrum of mutations in the Aristaless-Related Homeobox gene (ARX) has been linked to ISSX, and downstream targets of this interneuron-expressed transcription factor are being defined. Recent advances combining in vitro and in vivo methods have unveiled complex interactions between Arx and its binding partners and their effects on cell migration and maturation that can help explain the diversity of ARX phenotypes. New mutant mouse models of Arx-induced pathology, including a recent human triplet-repeat expansion mutation with a phenotype of infantile spasms and electrographic seizures, provide valuable tools for exploring the pathophysiology of Arx and substrates for testing novel therapies.

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Aicardi SyndromeAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalHomeodomain ProteinsHumansInterneuronsMiceMutationSpasms, InfantileTranscription FactorsARX protein, humanHomeodomain ProteinsTranscription Factors

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PMID22565167
PMCPMC3437236
OpenAlexW2167073088

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