SynGAP1 is a crucial protein in neuronal development. Mutations in the SynGAP1 gene lead to Non-Syndromic Intellectual Disability #NSID. Our researchers have secured funding to study this rare disease further.

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SynGAP1 is a crucial protein in neuronal development and the mutations in the SynGAP1 gene lead to Non-Syndromic Intellectual Disability, #NSID. With new funding, our researchers will continue to study this challenging disease, which often starts in childhood.

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Researchers secure funding to study SynGAP1 protein mutations linked to rare neurodevelopmental disease - InFLAMES Research Flagship

Senior Researcher Pekka Postila from the University of Turku and InFLAMES Flagship has been awarded  €120,000 Investigator Award from the California-based SynGAP Research Fund to investigate the effects of missense mutations on the SynGAP1 protein. Additionally, Doctoral Researcher Aliaa E. Ali has received full two-year PhD funding from the Finnish Cultural Foundation for her work […]

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