Proopiomelanocortin (POMC) sequencing and developmental delay: preliminary evidence for a SNP in the 3' UTR region of the POMC gene-Possible relevance for biological risk and self-injurious behavior - Damerow JA, Tervo RC, Ehrhardt M, Panoskaltsis-Mortari A, Symons FJ.

The proopiomelanocortin (POMC) molecule has been implicated in models of self-injurious behavior (SIB) in neurodevelopmental disorders, but it has never been specifically sequenced in search of base specific polymorphisms. The empirical focus of this preli...
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