Mutations in the polyglutamine binding protein 1 gene cause X-linked mental retardation

Vera M. Kalscheuer, Kristine Freude, Luiciana Musante, Lars R. Jensen, Helger G. Yntema, Jozef Gécz, Abdelaziz Sefiani, Kirsten Hoffmann, Bettina Moser, Stefan Haas, Ulf Gurok, Sebastian Haesler, Aranda Beatriz, Nshedjan Arpik, Andreas Tzschach, Nils Hartmann, Tim-Christoph Roloff, Sarah Shoichet, Olivier Hagens, Jiong TaoHans van Bokhoven, Gillian Turner, Jamel Chelly, Claude Moraine, Jean-Pierre Fryns, Ulrike Nuber, Maria Hoeltzenbein, Constance Scharff, Harry Scherthan, Steffen Lenzner, Ben C. J. Hamel, Susann Schweiger, Hans-Hilger Ropers

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    Abstract

    We found mutations in the gene PQBP1 in 5 of 29 families with nonsyndromic (MRX) and syndromic (MRXS) forms of X-linked mental retardation (XLMR). Clinical features in affected males include mental retardation, microcephaly, short stature, spastic paraplegia and midline defects. PQBP1 has previously been implicated in the pathogenesis of polyglutamine expansion diseases. Our findings link this gene to XLMR and shed more light on the pathogenesis of this common disorder
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)313-315
    Number of pages3
    JournalNature Genetics
    Volume35
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2003

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