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A new study has identified rare de novo mutations in SHANK2 in individuals with autism and/or mental retardation. SHANK2 encodes a scaffolding protein present in excitatory synapses. This finding sheds some light on the pathophysiology of social and cognitive disability.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20502490 DOI: 10.1038/ng0610-478
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Genet ISSN: 1061-4036 Impact factor: 38.330