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Mutations in the gene encoding the synaptic scaffolding protein SHANK3 are associated with autism spectrum disorders.
Durand CM,
Betancur C,
Boeckers TM,
Bockmann J,
Chaste P,
Fauchereau F,
Nygren G,
Rastam M,
Gillberg IC,
Anckarsäter H,
Sponheim E,
Goubran-Botros H,
Delorme R,
Chabane N,
Mouren-Simeoni MC,
de Mas P,
Bieth E,
Rogé B,
Héron D,
Burglen L,
Gillberg C,
Leboyer M,
Bourgeron T.
Human Genetics and Cognitive Functions, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.
SHANK3 (also known as ProSAP2) regulates the structural organization of dendritic spines and is a binding partner of neuroligins; genes encoding neuroligins are mutated in autism and Asperger syndrome. Here, we report that a mutation of a single copy of SHANK3 on chromosome 22q13 can result in language and/or social communication disorders. These mutations concern only a small number of individuals, but they shed light on one gene dosage-sensitive synaptic pathway that is involved in autism spectrum disorders.
PMID: 17173049 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
PMCID: PMC2082049
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