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Expanding the clinical phenotype of patients with a ZDHHC9 mutation.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Mar 2014
Masurel-Paulet Alice, Kalscheuer Vera M, Lebrun Nicolas, Hu Hao, Levy Fabienne, Thauvin-Robinet Christel, Darmency-Stamboul Véronique, El Chehadeh Salima, Thevenon Julien, Chancenotte Sophie, Ruffier-Bourdet Marie, Bonnet Marlène, Pinoit Jean-Michel, Huet Frédéric, Desportes Vincent, Chelly Jamel, Faivre Laurence
Abstract excerpt
In 2007, 250 families with X-linked intellectual disability (XLID) were screened for mutations in genes on the X-chromosome, and in 4 of these families, mutations in the ZDHHC9 gene were identified. The ID was either isolated or associated with a marfanoid habitus. ZDHHC9 encodes a palmitoyl transferase that catalyzes the posttranslational modification of NRAS and HRAS. Since this first description, no additional...
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