对神经发育障碍队列的负担再分析,以优先考虑候选基因

Noor Smal1,2, Fatma Majdoub1,2,3, Katrien Janssens4,5

  • 1Applied and Translational Neurogenomics Group, VIB Center for Molecular Neurology, VIB, Antwerp, Belgium.

概括

这项研究通过分析罕见的遗传变异来确定与神经发育障碍 (NDD) 相关的新基因. 结果突出了自闭症的LEO1和NDD中运动和语言延迟的PCBP2.

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