Gtf2ird1 and the molecular and cellular basis of human behaviour

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1049639

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Williams-Beuren Syndrome (WBS) is a genetic disease caused by a chromosomal deletion, resulting in individuals with a distinctive set of cognitive malfunctions and personality traits. WBS provides an invaluable means to identify, and potentially therapeutically modify, genes that influence human mood and behaviour. A gene we discovered, GTF2IRD1, appears to cause the most prominent behavioural features. We will characterize the role(s) that this gene plays in brain cell function.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2013

End Date: 01-01-2015

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $589,160.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Biochemistry and Cell Biology not elsewhere classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

developmental disorders | epigenetics | gene expression | genetic disorders | molecular biology | neuroscience

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