Mutations of the X-linked genes encoding neuroligins NLGN3 and NLGN4 are associated with autism.
Stéphane Jamain,Hélène Quach,Catalina Betancur,Maria Råstam,Catherine Colineaux,I. Carina Gillberg,Henrik Soderstrom,Bruno Giros,Marion Leboyer,Christopher Gillberg,Thomas Bourgeron +10 more
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The authors reported mutations in two X-linked genes encoding neuroligins NLGN3 and NLGN4 in siblings with autism spectrum disorders, which affect cell-adhesion molecules localized at the synapse and suggest that a defect of synaptogenesis may predispose to autism.Abstract:
Many studies have supported a genetic etiology for autism. Here we report mutations in two X-linked genes encoding neuroligins NLGN3 and NLGN4 in siblings with autism-spectrum disorders. These mutations affect cell-adhesion molecules localized at the synapse and suggest that a defect of synaptogenesis may predispose to autism.read more
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