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ArticleAmerican journal of medical genetics. Part A2012

Cognition in nephropathic cystinosis: pattern of expression in heterozygous carriers.

Stephen Niemiec, Angela Ballantyne, Doris A Trauner

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Article in American journal of medical genetics. Part A, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Hierarchical processing of visual stimuli in nephropathic cystinosis.Journal of inherited metabolic disease · 2019
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Stephen NiemiecJohns Hopkins University, Department of Neurosciences, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California 92093-0935, USA.
Angela Ballantyne
Doris A Trauner
University of California, San Diego · US

Funding

Brain Structure and Cognition in CystinosisR01NS043135 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI TRAUNER, DORIS A · 2003 to 2007
$1.4M
NEUROBEHAVIORAL PHENOTYPES OF THE CYSTINOSIS GENER01HD023854 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO · PI TRAUNER, DORIS A · 1988 to 1994
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NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD23854NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS043135
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Individuals with cystinosis exhibit specific cognitive deficits in visual spatial function. The purpose of the current study was to examine if obligate heterozygotes of the CTNS mutation have the same pattern of cognitive functioning seen in homozygotes, namely aberrant visual-spatial functioning against a background of relatively intact visual-perceptual functioning and overall cognitive ability. Study participants were 254 adults (100 heterozygotes and 154 controls), ages 17 years 10 months through 74 years 9 months. Tests of intelligence, visual perceptual, and visual spatial functioning were administered. Our results showed that cystinosis heterozygotes demonstrated intelligence within the normal range, and performed similarly to controls on tests of visual-perceptual ability. In contrast, the heterozygotes performed significantly more poorly on each of the visual-spatial tests when compared to controls. Obligate heterozygotes for the CTNS mutation display a similar pattern of visual processing decrements as do individuals with cystinosis. Namely, carriers demonstrate relative weaknesses in visual-spatial processing, while maintaining normal visual perceptual ability and intelligence in the normal range. The visual spatial decrements in heterozygotes were not as marked as those found in individuals with cystinosis, suggesting a gene dosing effect. This study provides an impetus for other studies of gene-behavior relationships in recessive disorders, and may stimulate further interest in the role of aberrant genes on "individual differences" in behavior.

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CognitionGenetic Carrier ScreeningCase-Control StudiesCystinosisFanconi SyndromeFemaleHumansIntelligenceMaleNephrotic SyndromeVision, Ocular

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PMID22786804
PMCPMC3402617
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