BCL2A1 and Menkes disease: Since PV + cells express GRs more than any other GABAergic cell type (McKlveen et al., 2016), an excessive glucocorticoid release due to MD during the stress hyporesponsive period (SHRP) (Viveros et al., 2010) could induce neurodegenerative effects on the still maturing PV + cells (Almeida et al., 2000).