Article
Expanding the KIF4A-associated phenotype.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Dec 2021
Kalantari Silvia, Carlston Colleen, Alsaleh Norah, Abdel-Salam Ghada M H, Alkuraya Fowzan, Kato Mitsuhiro, Matsumoto Naomichi, Miyatake Satoko, Yamamoto Tatsuya, Fares-Taie Lucas, Rozet Jean-Michel, Chassaing Nicolas, Vincent-Delorme Catherine, Kang-Bellin Anjeung, McWalter Kirsty, Bupp Caleb, Palen Emily, Wagner Monisa D, Niceta Marcello, Cesario Claudia, Milone Roberta, Kaplan Julie, Wadman Erin, Dobyns William B, Filges Isabel
Abstract excerpt
Kinesin super family (KIF) genes encode motor kinesins, a family of evolutionary conserved proteins, involved in intracellular trafficking of various cargoes. These proteins are critical for various physiological processes including neuron function and survival, ciliary function and ciliogenesis, and cell-cycle progression. Recent evidence suggests that alterations in motor kinesin genes can lead to a variety of...
Topics
- Abnormalities, Multiple
- Brain
- Epilepsy
- Female
- Genetic Association Studies
- Humans
- Intellectual Disability
- Kinesins
- Male
