Schizophrenia and epilepsy as a result of maternally inherited CNTN6 copy number variant
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DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2018.06.062
Abstract: BACKGROUND Copy number variants have made important contributions to understanding neuropsychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia. Deletions in genes encoding neuronal cell adhesion molecules have identified widely varied neurodevelopmental phenotypes. CASE SUMMARY A 27-year old woman presented… read more here.
Keywords: copy number; epilepsy; schizophrenia; cntn6 ... See more keywords
CNTN6 mutations are risk factors for abnormal auditory sensory perception in autism spectrum disorders
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DOI: 10.1038/mp.2016.61
Abstract: Contactin genes CNTN5 and CNTN6 code for neuronal cell adhesion molecules that promote neurite outgrowth in sensory-motor neuronal pathways. Mutations of CNTN5 and CNTN6 have previously been reported in individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs),… read more here.
Keywords: spectrum disorders; sensory perception; cntn5 cntn6; cntn6 ... See more keywords