Article
The DYRK1A gene is a cause of syndromic intellectual disability with severe microcephaly and epilepsy.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Dec 2012
Courcet Jean-Benoît, Faivre Laurence, Malzac Perrine, Masurel-Paulet Alice, Lopez Estelle, Callier Patrick, Lambert Laetitia, Lemesle Martine, Thevenon Julien, Gigot Nadège, Duplomb Laurence, Ragon Clémence, Marle Nathalie, Mosca-Boidron Anne-Laure, Huet Frédéric, Philippe Christophe, Moncla Anne, Thauvin-Robinet Christel
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: DYRK1A plays different functions during development, with an important role in controlling brain growth through neuronal proliferation and neurogenesis. It is expressed in a gene dosage dependent manner since dyrk1a haploinsufficiency induces a reduced brain size in mice, and DYRK1A overexpression is the candidate gene for intellectual disability (ID) and microcephaly in Down syndrome. We have...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Base Sequence
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Electroencephalography
- Epilepsy
- Facies
- Female
- Gene Order
- Genotype
