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SUBMITTER: Hu CC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6208182 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
BMC medical genetics 20181030 1
<h4>Background</h4>Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder in which genetics plays a key aetiological role. The gene encoding NAD(P)H steroid dehydrogenase-like protein (NSDHL) is expressed in developing cortical neurons and glia, and its mutation may result in intellectual disability or congenital hemidysplasia.<h4>Case presentation</h4>An 8-year-old boy presented with a 260-kb NSDHL-containing duplication at Xq28 (151,868,909 - 152,129,300) inherited from his mother. Hi ...[more]