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MBD5 haploinsufficiency is associated with sleep disturbance and disrupts circadian pathways common to Smith-Magenis and fragile X syndromes.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Jun 2015
Mullegama Sureni V, Pugliesi Loren, Burns Brooke, Shah Zalak, Tahir Raiha, Gu Yanghong, Nelson David L, Elsea Sarah H
Abstract excerpt
Individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) who have an identifiable single-gene neurodevelopmental disorder (NDD), such as fragile X syndrome (FXS, FMR1), Smith-Magenis syndrome (SMS, RAI1), or 2q23.1 deletion syndrome (del 2q23.1, MBD5) share phenotypic features, including a high prevalence of sleep disturbance. We describe the circadian deficits in del 2q23.1 through caregiver surveys in which we identify...
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