Publications by authors named "Zai-Fen Gao"

Objective: The gene encodes the laminin subunit α5, the most abundant laminin α subunit in the human brain. It forms heterotrimers with the subunit β1/β2 and γ1/γ3 and regulates neurodevelopmental processes. Genes encoding subunits of the laminin heterotrimers containing subunit α5 have been reported to be associated with human diseases.

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Objective: To study the value of fast spin-echo diffusion weighted imaging (TSE-DWI) apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) in children aged 2-12 years with intellectual disability (ID)/global developmental delay (GDD) who have normal conventional brain MRI findings.

Methods: A total of 578 children with normal conventional brain MRI findings who met the diagnostic criteria for ID/GDD and 375 normal children were enrolled. Their imaging and clinical data were collected.

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