Severe Intellectual Disability Associated with Recessive Defects in CNTNAP2 and NRXN1.
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SUBMITTER: Zweier C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3366709 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Apr
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Severe Intellectual Disability Associated with Recessive Defects in CNTNAP2 and NRXN1.
Molecular syndromology 20110908 3-5
While heterozygous variants in CNTNAP2 and NRXN1 are reported as susceptibility factors for neuropsychiatric disorders, homozygous or compound heterozygous defects in either gene were reported as causative for severe neurodevelopmental disorders. This review provides an overview of the clinical aspects in patients with recessive defects in CNTNAP2 and NRXN1. ...[more]
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