Mutations in the gene encoding the synaptic scaffolding protein SHANK3 are associated with autism spectrum disorders

Christelle M Durand, Catalina Betancur, Tobias M Boeckers, Juergen Bockmann, Pauline Chaste, Fabien Fauchereau, Gudrun Nygren, Maria Råstam, I Carina Gillberg, Henrik Anckarsäter, Eili Sponheim, Hany Goubran-Botros, Richard Delorme

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Sammanfattning

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.
Originalspråkengelska
Sidor (från-till)25-27
TidskriftNature Genetics
Volym39
Nummer1
DOI
StatusPublished - 2006

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  • Psykiatri

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