De novo single exon deletion of AUTS2 in a patient with speech and language disorder: A review of disrupted AUTS2 and further evidence for its role in neurodevelopmental disorders

The autism susceptibility candidate 2 (AUTS2) gene is suggested to play a critical role in early brain development, and its association with intellectual disability (ID), autism spectrum disorders, and other neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) has recently gained more attention. Genomic rearrangemen...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of medical genetics. Part A 2014-04, Vol.164A (4), p.958-965
Hauptverfasser: Amarillo, Ina E., Li, Wenhui Laura, Li, Xinmin, Vilain, Eric, Kantarci, Sibel
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Zusammenfassung:The autism susceptibility candidate 2 (AUTS2) gene is suggested to play a critical role in early brain development, and its association with intellectual disability (ID), autism spectrum disorders, and other neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) has recently gained more attention. Genomic rearrangements and copy number variations (CNVs) involving AUTS2 have been implicated in a range of NDDs with or without congenital malformations and dysmorphic features. Here we report a 62 kb de novo deletion encompassing exon 6 of AUTS2 detected by chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) in a 4.5 year‐old female patient with severe speech and language disorder, history of tonic–clonic movements, and pes planus with eversion of the feet. This is one of the smallest de novo intragenic deletions of AUTS2 described in patients with NDDs. We reviewed previously reported small pathogenic CNVs (
ISSN:1552-4825
1552-4833
DOI:10.1002/ajmg.a.36393