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Abstract #3494

Reduced magnetization transfer in gray and white matter in the developing Fmr1 knockout mouse

Da Shi 1,2 , Su Xu 1 , Jiachen Zhuo 1 , Mary C. McKenna 2,3 , and Rao P. Gullapalli 1,2

1 Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States, 2 Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States, 3 Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States

Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most commonly inherited form of mental retardation and effects 1:5000 males. Magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy has only recently employed to study FXS and the Fmr1 -/- mouse model. Magnetization transfer (MT) imaging in both gray and white matter regions of the developing Fmr1 -/- mouse revealed reduced MT ratio compared to wild type controls. The reduction of MT ratio in the developing Fmr1 -/- mouse in white matter may reflect a delay in myelination, while reduction in gray matter may indicate decrease in protein concentration.

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