Article
Disruption of major Ptchd1 isoforms causes autistic traits in social behavior and communication.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 Oct 2026
Ko Sangyoon Y, Pastore Stephen F, Park Sungmo, Epp Jonathan R, Mikhailov Anna, French Leon, Harada Hidekiyo, Monnier Philippe P, Hamel Paul A, Josselyn Sheena A, Vincent John B, Frankland Paul W
Abstract excerpt
PTCHD1 is an X-linked three-exon gene associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and/or intellectual disability (ID). Mice lacking Ptchd1 exon 2 (Ptchd1Δexon2) exhibit hyperactivity and learning impairments, but do not recapitulate ASD-like traits. Through mapping of clinically reported loss-of-function mutations in human patients, we determined that PTCHD1 exon 3 is a high-risk locus. We therefore generated...
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- Animals
- Social Behavior
- Mice
- Mice, Knockout
- Disease Models, Animal
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
