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    N Engl J Med. 2007 Apr 5;356(14):1432-7.

    Mutations in VANGL1 associated with neural-tube defects.

    Kibar Z, Torban E, McDearmid JR, Reynolds A, Berghout J, Mathieu M, Kirillova I, De Marco P, Merello E, Hayes JM, Wallingford JB, Drapeau P, Capra V, Gros P.

    Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.

    Neural-tube defects such as anencephaly and spina bifida constitute a group of common congenital malformations caused by complex genetic and environmental factors. We have identified three mutations in the VANGL1 gene in patients with familial types (V239I and R274Q) and a sporadic type (M328T) of the disease, including a spontaneous mutation (V239I) appearing in a familial setting. In a protein-protein interaction assay V239I abolished interaction of VANGL1 protein with its binding partners, disheveled-1, -2, and -3. These findings implicate VANGL1 as a risk factor in human neural-tube defects. Copyright 2007 Massachusetts Medical Society.

    PMID: 17409324 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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