Although results from these studies have shown some discrepant findings, possibly due to the labile nature of ERK1/2 phosphorylation, a number of reports have shown elevated basal phospho-ERK1/2 (pERK1/2) levels in brain tissues from Fmr1 KO mice and FXS patients (Michalon et al., 2012; Wang et al., 2012). The gene discussed is FMR1; the disease is fragile X syndrome.