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Citation and identifiers
Qin L, Williams JB, Tan T, et al.. “Deficiency of autism risk factor ASH1L in prefrontal cortex induces epigenetic aberrations and seizures.” Nature Communications. 12:6589 · doi:10.1038/s41467-021-26972-8.
- PubMed ID
- 34782621 ↗
RESEARCH QUESTION
How does Ash1l deficiency in the prefrontal cortex alter transcription, neuronal excitability, excitation-inhibition balance, and seizure susceptibility in mice?
The regional mouse perturbation tests a plausible route from Ash1l deficiency to hyperactivity and seizures but does not define all contributing cell types or human seizure trajectories.
INTERPRETATION BOUNDARY
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What this study supports
Region-specific mouse work links Ash1l deficiency to altered transcription, neuronal hyperactivity, excitation/inhibition imbalance, and seizures.
What it cannot establish
Regional perturbation does not define all cell types, clinical variants, or human seizure trajectories.
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