Article
A novel in-frame deletion affecting the BAR domain of OPHN1 in a family with intellectual disability and hippocampal alterations.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 May 2014
Santos-Rebouças Cíntia Barros, Belet Stefanie, Guedes de Almeida Luciana, Ribeiro Márcia Gonçalves, Medina-Acosta Enrique, Bahia Paulo Roberto Valle, Alves da Silva Antônio Francisco, Lima dos Santos Flávia, Borges de Lacerda Glenda Corrêa, Pimentel Márcia Mattos Gonçalves, Froyen Guy
Abstract excerpt
Oligophrenin-1 (OPHN1) is one of at least seven genes located on chromosome X that take part in Rho GTPase-dependent signaling pathways involved in X-linked intellectual disability (XLID). Mutations in OPHN1 were primarily described as an exclusive cause of non-syndromic XLID, but the re-evaluation of the affected individuals using brain imaging displayed fronto-temporal atrophy and cerebellar hypoplasia as...
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