Project

The role of lncRNAs in human cognition

Code
3E022316
Looptijd
01-10-2016 → 30-09-2019
Financiering
Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Onderzoeksdisciplines
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Laboratory medicine
    • Medical systems biology
    • Laboratory medicine
    • Medical systems biology
    • Molecular and cell biology
    • Laboratory medicine
    • Medical systems biology
    • Molecular and cell biology
Trefwoorden
Ontwikkelingsstoornis Genregulatie Rett Syndroom
 
Projectomschrijving

Alterations in MEF2C and FXG1 have both been implicated in Rett Syndrome, a severe neurodevelopmental disorder. However, a number of patients present with abberations that solely affect the noncoding regions neighbouring these genes. This suggest the disruption of crucial regulatory elements in these cases. Our aim is to identify such regulatory elements and functionally validate the impact of such disruptions.