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Contribution of SHANK3 mutations to autism spectrum disorder.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Dec 2007
Moessner Rainald, Marshall Christian R, Sutcliffe James S, Skaug Jennifer, Pinto Dalila, Vincent John, Zwaigenbaum Lonnie, Fernandez Bridget, Roberts Wendy, Szatmari Peter, Scherer Stephen W
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in SHANK3, which encodes a synaptic scaffolding protein, have been described in subjects with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). To assess the quantitative contribution of SHANK3 to the pathogenesis of autism, we determined the frequency of DNA sequence and copy-number variants in this...
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