NIH R01 · 2024
Analysis of Congenital Hydrocephalus Genes in Xenopus
Project Summary Congenital Hydrocephalus (CH), the pathological expansion of the cerebral ventricles due to cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) accumulation, is a common birth defect affecting 1 in every 1000 births, with high mortality and morbidity. Treatment options are limited to surgery, which has a 50% failure rate. The lack of treatment modalities is, in part, due to our incomplete understanding of hydrocephalus pathogenesis. Current human genetics studies identified novel candidate genes (SMARCC1, TRIM71, PTCH1, SHH) in patients with CH. Despite their known roles in neural stem cells, their role in hydrocephalus pathogenesis is unknown. In this work, we will use the frog Xenopus model system…
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