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Biallelic loss-of-function variants in DOCK3 cause muscle hypotonia, ataxia, and intellectual disability.
Clinical genetics - 1 Oct 2017
Helbig K L, Mroske C, Moorthy D, Sajan S A, Velinov M
Abstract excerpt
DOCK3 encodes the dedicator of cytokinesis 3 protein, a member of the DOCK180 family of proteins that are characterized by guanine-nucleotide exchange factor activity. DOCK3 is expressed exclusively in the central nervous system and plays an important role in axonal outgrowth and cytoskeleton reorganization. Dock3 knockout mice exhibit motor deficiencies with abnormal ataxic gait and impaired learning. We report...
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