2012
Mutations in BCKD-kinase Lead to a Potentially Treatable Form of Autism with Epilepsy
Novarino G, El-Fishawy P, Kayserili H, Meguid NA, Scott EM, Schroth J, Silhavy JL, Kara M, Khalil RO, Ben-Omran T, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Hashish AF, Sanders SJ, Gupta AR, Hashem HS, Matern D, Gabriel S, Sweetman L, Rahimi Y, Harris RA, State MW, Gleeson JG. Mutations in BCKD-kinase Lead to a Potentially Treatable Form of Autism with Epilepsy. Science 2012, 338: 394-397. PMID: 22956686, PMCID: PMC3704165, DOI: 10.1126/science.1224631.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3-Methyl-2-Oxobutanoate Dehydrogenase (Lipoamide)AdolescentAmino Acids, Branched-ChainAnimalsArginineAutistic DisorderBase SequenceBrainChildChild, PreschoolDietEpilepsyFemaleHomozygoteHumansIntellectual DisabilityMaleMiceMice, KnockoutMolecular Sequence DataMutationPedigreePhosphorylationProtein FoldingProtein Structure, TertiaryRNA, MessengerYoung AdultConceptsBranched-chain ketoacid dehydrogenaseBrain amino acid profilesPlasma branched-chain amino acidsIntellectual disabilityBranched-chain amino acidsTreatable syndromeNeurobehavioral deficitsTreatable formSomatic treatmentsDietary supplementationKnockout miceEpilepsyPhosphorylation-mediated inactivationConsanguineous familyReciprocal social interactionSyndromeKetoacid dehydrogenaseAmino acid profileMessenger RNAAutism spectrum disorderE1α phosphorylationDisabilitySpectrum disorderHeterogeneous constellationAcid profile
2008
Molecular Cytogenetic Analysis and Resequencing of Contactin Associated Protein-Like 2 in Autism Spectrum Disorders
Bakkaloglu B, O'Roak BJ, Louvi A, Gupta AR, Abelson JF, Morgan TM, Chawarska K, Klin A, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Stillman AA, Tanriover G, Abrahams BS, Duvall JA, Robbins EM, Geschwind DH, Biederer T, Gunel M, Lifton RP, State MW. Molecular Cytogenetic Analysis and Resequencing of Contactin Associated Protein-Like 2 in Autism Spectrum Disorders. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2008, 82: 165-173. PMID: 18179895, PMCID: PMC2253974, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2007.09.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism susceptibility candidate 2Contactin 4Plasma membrane fractionSynaptic plasma membrane fractionMolecular cytogenetic analysisComplex genetic etiologyRare variantsBioinformatics approachConserved positionNonsynonymous changesMembrane fractionRare homozygous mutationControl chromosomesBiochemical analysisNeurodevelopmental syndromeGenetic etiologyPathophysiology of ASDCandidate 2Recent findingsHomozygous mutationUnrelated familiesCytogenetic analysisMutationsVariantsResequencing