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Issue title: Autism: From Genetics to Biomarkers
Article type: Research Article
Authors: Bowers, J. Michael | Konopka, Genevieve
Affiliations: Department of Neuroscience, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
Note: [] Corresponding author: Genevieve Konopka, Department of Neuroscience, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., ND4.300, Dallas, TX 75390-9111, USA. Tel.: +1 214 648 5135; E-mail: Genevieve.Konopka@utsouthwestern.edu
Abstract: Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disease with complex genetics; however, the genes that are responsible for this disease still remain mostly unknown. Here, we focus on the FOXP family of transcription factors as there is emerging evidence strongly linking these genes to ASD and other genes implicated in ASD. The FOXP family of genes includes three genes expressed in the central nervous system: FOXP1, FOPX2, and FOXP4. This unique group of transcription factors has known functions in brain development as well as the evolution of language. We will also discuss the other genes including transcriptional targets of FOXP genes that have been found to be associated with language and may be important in the pathophysiology of ASD. Finally, we will review the emerging animal models currently being used to study the function of the FOXP genes within the context of ASD symptomology. The combination of gene expression and animal behavior is critical for elucidating how genes such as the FOXP family members are key players within the framework of the developing brain.
Keywords: FOXP2, FOXP1, autism, genetics
DOI: 10.3233/DMA-2012-0919
Journal: Disease Markers, vol. 33, no. 5, pp. 251-260, 2012
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