Homozygous deletion of Tenascin-R in a patient with intellectual disability

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BACKGROUND: TNR encodes Tenascin-R, an extracellular matrix glycoprotein that is primarily expressed in the central nervous system. Loss of TNR impairs cognition, synaptic plasticity and motor abilities in mice, however its role in human neurodevelopment and cognition is less clear. METHODS AND RESULTS: The authors present the case of a child with intellectual disability and transient choreoathetosis. Array...

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