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Mutations in SYNGAP1 in Autosomal Nonsyndromic Mental Retardation

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Hamdan, Fadi F., Gauthier, Julie, Spiegelman, Dan, Noreau, Anne, Yang, Yan, Pellerin, Stéphanie, Dobrzeniecka, Sylvia, Côté, Mélanie +17 more·2009·New England Journal of Medicine

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Although autosomal forms of nonsyndromic mental retardation account for the majority of cases of mental retardation, the genes that are involved remain largely unknown. We sequenced the autosomal gene SYNGAP1, which encodes a ras GTPase-activating protein that is critical for cognition and synapse function, in 94 patients with nonsyndromic mental retardation. We identified de novo truncating mutations (K138X, R579X, and L813RfsX22) in three of these patients. In contrast, we observed no de novo or truncating mutations in SYNGAP1 in samples from 142 subjects with autism spectrum disorders, 143 subjects with schizophrenia, and 190 control subjects. These results indicate that SYNGAP1 disruption is a cause of autosomal dominant nonsyndromic mental retardation.

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Hamdan, F. F., Gauthier, J., Spiegelman, D., Noreau, A., Yang, Y., Pellerin, S., Dobrzeniecka, S., Côté, M., Perreau-Linck, E., Carmant, L., D'Anjou, G., Fombonne, É., Addington, A. M., Rapoport, J. L., Delisi, L. E., Krebs, M.-O., Mouaffak, F., Joober, R., Mottron, L., Drapeau, P., Marineau, C., Lafrenière, R. G., Lacaille, J. C., Rouleau, G. A., & Michaud, J. L.
Affiliations
  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine (CA)
  • Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CA)
  • CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center (CA)
  • Inserm (FR)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (US)
  • Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research (US)
  • Douglas Mental Health University Institute (CA)
  • Hôpital Rivière-des-Prairies (CA)
Venue
New England Journal of Medicine
Published
2009-02-05
Volume
360
Issue
6
Pages
599-605
ISSN
  • 0028-4793 (ISSN-L)
  • 1533-4406
OpenAlex
W1989879415
Cited by
336
References
25
Citations by year
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FWCI
13.76
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • New England Journal of Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute of Mental Health (ZIAMH002240)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Down syndrome and intellectual disability research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genomics and Rare Diseases
Keywords
SYNGAP1, non-syndromic intellectual disability, de novo mutations, truncating mutations, GTPase-activating protein, autosomal dominant inheritance, autism spectrum disorder, schizophrenia, synaptic function, gene sequencing
MeSH terms
Child, Female, Heterozygote, Humans, Male, Intellectual Disability, Pedigree, Frameshift Mutation, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Codon, Nonsense, GTPase-Activating Proteins, ras GTPase-Activating Proteins

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