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ArticleJournal of human genetics2018

Novel NEXMIF pathogenic variant in a boy with severe autistic features, intellectual disability, and epilepsy, and his mildly affected mother.

Nelle Lambert, Corinne Dauve, Emmanuelle Ranza, Periklis Makrythanasis, Federico Santoni, Frédérique Sloan-Béna, Stefania Gimelli, Jean-Louis Blouin, Michel Guipponi, Armand Bottani and 4 more

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Article in Journal of human genetics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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14 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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  13. NEXMIF/KIDLIA Knock-out Mouse Demonstrates Autism-Like Behaviors, Memory Deficits, and Impairments in Synapse Formation and Function.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Nelle LambertUnité Santé Jeunes, Department of Child and Adolescent Health, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland. nellelambert@gmail.com.
Corinne DauveDepartment of Mental Health and Psychiatry, Service of Psychiatric Specialties, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
Emmanuelle RanzaDepartment of Genetic Medicine and Development, University of Geneva Medical School, Geneva, Switzerland.
Periklis MakrythanasisDepartment of Genetic Medicine and Development, University of Geneva Medical School, Geneva, Switzerland.
Federico SantoniDepartment of Genetic Medicine and Development, University of Geneva Medical School, Geneva, Switzerland.
Frédérique Sloan-BénaDepartment of Genetic Medicine and Development, University of Geneva Medical School, Geneva, Switzerland.
Stefania GimelliDepartment of Genetic Medicine and Development, University of Geneva Medical School, Geneva, Switzerland.
Jean-Louis BlouinDepartment of Genetic Medicine and Development, University of Geneva Medical School, Geneva, Switzerland.
Michel GuipponiDepartment of Genetic Medicine and Development, University of Geneva Medical School, Geneva, Switzerland.
Armand BottaniDepartment of Genetic Medicine and Development, University of Geneva Medical School, Geneva, Switzerland.
Stylianos E AntonarakisDepartment of Genetic Medicine and Development, University of Geneva Medical School, Geneva, Switzerland.
Markus M KoselDepartment of Mental Health and Psychiatry, Service of Psychiatric Specialties, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
Joel FlussPediatric Neurology Unit, Department of Child and Adolescent Health, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
Ariane Paoloni-GiacobinoDepartment of Genetic Medicine and Development, University of Geneva Medical School, Geneva, Switzerland.
University of Geneva · CHService de Santé de la Jeunesse · CHUniversity Hospital of Geneva · CH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Intellectual disability (ID) and autism spectrum disorders are complex neurodevelopmental disorders occurring among all ethnic and socioeconomic groups. Pathogenic variants in the neurite extension and migration factor (NEXMIF) gene (formerly named KIAA2022) on the X chromosome are responsible for ID, autistic behavior, epilepsy, or dysmorphic features in males. Most affected females described had a milder phenotype or were asymptomatic obligate carriers. We report here for the first time mother-to-son transmission of a novel NEXMIF truncating variant without X-inactivation skewing in the blood. Truncating gene variant leads to symptomatic mother to severely affected son transmission. Our findings emphasize that NEXMIF sequencing should be strongly considered in patients with unexplained autism spectrum disorder, ID, and epilepsy, irrespective of gender. Such testing could increase our knowledge of the pathogenicity of NEXMIF variants and improve genetic counseling.

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Base SequenceSequence DeletionAdultAutism Spectrum DisorderChildEpilepsyFemaleGene ExpressionHemizygoteHeterozygoteHumansIntellectual DisabilityMaleMaternal InheritanceNerve Tissue ProteinsPedigreeNerve Tissue ProteinsNEXMIF protein, human

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PMID29717186
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