Meta-analysis of SHANK Mutations in Autism Spectrum Disorders: a gradient of severity in cognitive impairments.

SHANK genes code for scaffold proteins located at the post-synaptic density of glutamatergic synapses. In neurons, SHANK2 and SHANK3 have a positive effect on the induction and maturation of dendritic spines, whereas SHANK1 induces the enlargement of spine heads. Mutations in SHANK genes have been a...

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Main Authors: Claire S Leblond, Caroline Nava, Anne Polge, Julie Gauthier, Guillaume Huguet, Serge Lumbroso, Fabienne Giuliano, Coline Stordeur, Christel Depienne, Kevin Mouzat, Dalila Pinto, Jennifer Howe, Nathalie Lemière, Christelle M Durand, Jessica Guibert, Elodie Ey, Roberto Toro, Hugo Peyre, Alexandre Mathieu, Frédérique Amsellem, Maria Rastam, I Carina Gillberg, Gudrun A Rappold, Richard Holt, Anthony P Monaco, Elena Maestrini, Pilar Galan, Delphine Heron, Aurélia Jacquette, Alexandra Afenjar, Agnès Rastetter, Alexis Brice, Françoise Devillard, Brigitte Assouline, Fanny Laffargue, James Lespinasse, Jean Chiesa, François Rivier, Dominique Bonneau, Beatrice Regnault, Diana Zelenika, Marc Delepine, Mark Lathrop, Damien Sanlaville, Caroline Schluth-Bolard, Patrick Edery, Laurence Perrin, Anne Claude Tabet, Michael J Schmeisser, Tobias M Boeckers, Mary Coleman, Daisuke Sato, Peter Szatmari, Stephen W Scherer, Guy A Rouleau, Catalina Betancur, Marion Leboyer, Christopher Gillberg, Richard Delorme, Thomas Bourgeron
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-09-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4154644?pdf=render