| Literature DB >> 17173049 |
Christelle M Durand1, Catalina Betancur, Tobias M Boeckers, Juergen Bockmann, Pauline Chaste, Fabien Fauchereau, Gudrun Nygren, Maria Rastam, I Carina Gillberg, Henrik Anckarsäter, Eili Sponheim, Hany Goubran-Botros, Richard Delorme, Nadia Chabane, Marie-Christine Mouren-Simeoni, Philippe de Mas, Eric Bieth, Bernadette Rogé, Delphine Héron, Lydie Burglen, Christopher Gillberg, Marion Leboyer, Thomas Bourgeron.
Abstract
SHANK3 (also known as ProSAP2) regulates the structural organization of dendritic spines and is a binding partner of neuroligins; genes encoding neuroligins are mutated in autism and Asperger syndrome. Here, we report that a mutation of a single copy of SHANK3 on chromosome 22q13 can result in language and/or social communication disorders. These mutations concern only a small number of individuals, but they shed light on one gene dosage-sensitive synaptic pathway that is involved in autism spectrum disorders.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 17173049 PMCID: PMC2082049 DOI: 10.1038/ng1933
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Genet ISSN: 1061-4036 Impact factor: 38.330