TCF4 at the crest of development: a zebrafish model to explore craniofacial and gastrointestinal defects in Pitt-Hopkins syndrome.
Background Pitt-Hopkins Syndrome (PTHS) is a rare neurodevelopmental disorder caused by haploinsufficiency of the TCF4 gene. It is characterized by intellectual disability, distinctive facial features, breathing abnormalities, and gastrointestinal dysfunction. While the role of TCF4 in central nervous system developmen...