Phelan-McDermid Syndrome (P-MS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder caused by a disruption in the SHANK3 gene. Over 80% of patients are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and display a core symptom of ASD, restricted and repetitive behaviors (RRBs)
The SHANK3B-/- mouse model recapitulates the RRBs found in patients with P-MS, and also exhibits decreases in excitatory synaptic transmission in the striatum. It is hypothesized that this causes alterations of signaling in the basal ganglia-thalamo-cortical circuitry that regulates movement and is the source of the RRBs. The aim of my work is to determine if we can normalize alterations in basal ganglia-thalamo-cortical signaling and RRBs in SHANK3B-/- mice using pharmacological approaches.
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