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Case Report-An Inherited Loss-of-Function NRXN3 Variant Potentially Causes a Neurodevelopmental Disorder with Autism Consistent with Previously Described 14q24.3-31.1 Deletions.
Genes - 2 Jun 2023
Feichtinger René G, Preisel Martin, Brugger Karin, Wortmann Saskia B, Mayr Johannes A
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BACKGROUND: Heterozygous, large-scale deletions at 14q24.3-31.1 affecting the neurexin-3 gene have been associated with neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism. Both "de novo" occurrences and inheritance from a healthy parent suggest incomplete penetrance and expressivity, especially in autism spectrum disorder. NRXN3 encodes neurexin-3, a neuronal cell surface protein involved in cell recognition and...
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