Recessive mutations in SPTBN2 implicate β-III spectrin in both cognitive and motor development.

Recessive mutations in SPTBN2 implicate β-III spectrin in both cognitive and motor development.

β-III spectrin is present in the brain and is known to be important in the function of the cerebellum. Heterozygous mutations in SPTBN2, the gene encoding β-III spectrin, cause Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 5 (SCA5), an adult-onset, slowly progressive, autosomal-dominant pure cerebellar ataxia. SCA5 i...

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Main Authors: Stefano Lise, Yvonne Clarkson, Emma Perkins, Alexandra Kwasniewska, Elham Sadighi Akha, Ricardo Parolin Schnekenberg, Daumante Suminaite, Jilly Hope, Ian Baker, Lorna Gregory, Angie Green, Chris Allan, Sarah Lamble, Sandeep Jayawant, Gerardine Quaghebeur, M Zameel Cader, Sarah Hughes, Richard J E Armstrong, Alexander Kanapin, Andrew Rimmer, Gerton Lunter, Iain Mathieson, Jean-Baptiste Cazier, David Buck, Jenny C Taylor, David Bentley, Gilean McVean, Peter Donnelly, Samantha J L Knight, Mandy Jackson, Jiannis Ragoussis, Andrea H Németh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3516553?pdf=render

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