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A missense mutation in the CRBN gene that segregates with intellectual disability and self-mutilating behaviour in a consanguineous Saudi family.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Apr 2017
Sheereen Atia, Alaamery Manal, Bawazeer Shahad, Al Yafee Yusra, Massadeh Salam, Eyaid Wafaa
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Autosomal-recessive non-syndromic intellectual disability (ARNS-ID) is an aetiologically heterogeneous disorder. Although little is known about the function of human cereblon (CRBN), its relationship to mild cognitive deficits suggests that it is involved in the basic processes of human memory and learning. OBJECTIVES: We aim to identify the genetic cause of intellectual disability and self-mutilation...
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