Charlotte Herbst, Viktoria Bothe, Meret Wegler, Susanne Axer-Schaefer, Séverine Audebert-Bellanger, Jozef Gecz, Benjamin Cogne, Hagit Baris Feldman, Anselm H C Horn, Anna C E Hurst, Melissa A Kelly, Michael C Kruer, Alina Kurolap, Annie Laquerriere, Megan Li, Paul R Mark, Markus Morawski, Mathilde Nizon, Tomi Pastinen, Tilman Polster, Pascale Saugier-Veber, Jang SeSong, Heinrich Sticht, Jens T Stieler, Isabelle Thifffault, Clare L van Eyk, Pascale Marcorelles, Myriam Vezain-Mouchard, Rami Abou Jamra, Henry Oppermann
Neurons form the basic anatomical and functional structure of the nervous system, and defects in neuronal differentiation or formation of neurites are associated with various psychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders. Dynamic changes in the cytoskeleton are essential for this process, which is, inter alia, controlled by the dedicator of cytokinesis 4 (DOCK4) through the activation of RAC1. Here, we clinically describe 7 individuals (6 males and one female) with variants in DOCK4 and overlapping phenotype of mild to severe global developmental delay...
March 25, 2024: Human Genetics