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A novel mutation in the DLG3 gene encoding the synapse-associated protein 102 (SAP102) causes non-syndromic mental retardation

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We have identified a novel splice site mutation (IVS6-1G > A) in the disc-large homolog 3 (DLG3) gene, encoding the synapse-associated protein 102 (SAP102) in one out of 300 families with moderate to severe non-syndromic mental retardation. SAP102 is a member of the neuronal membrane-associated guanylate kinase protein subfamily comprising SAP97, postsynaptic density (PSD)95, and PSD93, which interacts with methyl-d-aspartate receptor and associated protein complexes at the postsynaptic density of excitatory synapses. DLG3 is the first mental retardation gene directly linked to glutamate receptor signalling and trafficking, increasingly recognised as a central mechanism in the regulation of synaptic formation and plasticity in brain and cognitive development.

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Acknowledgements

We thank the patients and their family members and the XLMR European Consortium for their participation in the study. We are grateful to Anna Alisi for graphical advice. This work was supported by grants from the Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)

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  1. Institut Cochin, Université Paris Descartes, INSERM, CNRS UMR 8104, CHU Cochin, Paris, France

    Ginevra Zanni, Yoann Saillour, Karine Poirier, Laetitia Castelnau & Jamel Chelly

  2. Centre for Human Genetics, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

    Hilde van Esch & Jean-Pierre Fryns

  3. Unit of Molecular Medicine, Bambino Gesù Childrens’ Hospital, 4 Piazza S. Onofrio, 00165, Rome, Italy

    Ginevra Zanni

  4. INSERM U930 ERL3106, Université Francois-Rebelais, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, Tours, France

    Anissa Bensalem & Fréderic Laumonnier

  5. Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin, Germany

    Hans Hilger Ropers

  6. Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Nijmegen medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    Arjan P. M. de Brouwer

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Zanni, G., van Esch, H., Bensalem, A. et al. A novel mutation in the DLG3 gene encoding the synapse-associated protein 102 (SAP102) causes non-syndromic mental retardation. Neurogenetics 11, 251–255 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10048-009-0224-y

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